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Recognised as Colour

#F2E2E4

  • #F2E2E4
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#F2E2E4 is a red with RGB values 242, 226, 228 and HSL 352°, 38%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#F2E2E4#F2E2E4
HEX#F2E2E4
RGBrgb(242, 226, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8863, 0.8941
RGB percentages94.9%, 88.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(352.5, 38.1%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 6.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 5.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,796
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E2E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.77:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#0D1D1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#F6E1E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 5.1Lavender blush · ΔE 5.1Gainsboro · ΔE 6.8Linen · ΔE 7.7Sea shell · ΔE 7.8White smoke · ΔE 7.9
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 5.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2F2F0
Analogous#F2E2EC, #F2E8E2
Triadic#E4F2E2, #E2E4F2
Split complementary#E2F2E8, #E2ECF2
Tetradic#ECF2E2, #E2F2F0, #E8E2F2

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%#E2BFC3
Darker −20%#D29CA2
Darker −30%#C37882
Darker −40%#B35561
More saturated +25%#F7DDE0
Less saturated −25%#EDE7E8

Channel breakdown

R242
G226
B228
Red242 (94.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E2 · B E4

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