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Recognised as Colour

#F0E5E9

  • #F0E5E9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#F0E5E9 is a red with RGB values 240, 229, 233 and HSL 338°, 27%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#F0E5E9#F0E5E9
HEX#F0E5E9
RGBrgb(240, 229, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.898, 0.9137
RGB percentages94.1%, 89.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(338.2, 26.8%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 4.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 2.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,787,497
CSS custom property--colour: #F0E5E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.09:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#0F1A16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E8E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F2E5E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 4.4Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1White smoke · ΔE 6.4Misty rose · ΔE 7Ghost white · ΔE 7.2Snow · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 4.44, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F0EC
Analogous#F0E5EF, #F0E7E5
Triadic#E9F0E5, #E5E9F0
Split complementary#E5F0E7, #E5EFF0
Tetradic#EFF0E5, #E5F0EC, #E7E5F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#DDC5CE
Darker −20%#CBA4B2
Darker −30%#B88497
Darker −40%#A5647C
More saturated +25%#F5E0E8
Less saturated −25%#EBEAEA

Channel breakdown

R240
G229
B233
Red240 (94.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G E5 · B E9

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