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Recognised as Colour

#F2DCD8

  • #F2DCD8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#F2DCD8 is a red with RGB values 242, 220, 216 and HSL 9°, 50%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#F2DCD8#F2DCD8
HEX#F2DCD8
RGBrgb(242, 220, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8627, 0.8471
RGB percentages94.9%, 86.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(9.2, 50%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 10.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 10.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,916,248
CSS custom property--colour: #F2DCD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#0D2327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DED8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E2D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F8DADBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 3.7Linen · ΔE 8Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5Lavender blush · ΔE 8.6Sea shell · ΔE 9.1Antique white · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8EEF2
Analogous#F2D8E1, #F2E9D8
Triadic#D8F2DC, #DCD8F2
Split complementary#D8F2E9, #D8E1F2
Tetradic#E1F2D8, #D8EEF2, #E9D8F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFEFE
Darker −10%#E5BAB2
Darker −20%#D8978C
Darker −30%#CC7565
Darker −40%#BE5340
More saturated +25%#F9D8D2
Less saturated −25%#EBE1DF

Channel breakdown

R242
G220
B216
Red242 (94.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G DC · B D8

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