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Recognised as Colour

#F2E5E9

  • #F2E5E9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#F2E5E9 is a red with RGB values 242, 229, 233 and HSL 342°, 33%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#F2E5E9#F2E5E9
HEX#F2E5E9
RGBrgb(242, 229, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.898, 0.9137
RGB percentages94.9%, 89.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(341.5, 33.3%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 5.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 3.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,569
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E5E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.16:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#0D1A16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E9E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F5E5E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 4.1Misty rose · ΔE 6.4Gainsboro · ΔE 6.7White smoke · ΔE 6.8Snow · ΔE 7.5Ghost white · ΔE 7.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 4.11, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F2EE
Analogous#F2E5F0, #F2E8E5
Triadic#E9F2E5, #E5E9F2
Split complementary#E5F2E8, #E5F0F2
Tetradic#F0F2E5, #E5F2EE, #E8E5F2

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%#E1C3CC
Darker −20%#D0A1AF
Darker −30%#BF7F93
Darker −40%#AE5D76
More saturated +25%#F7E0E7
Less saturated −25%#EDEAEB

Channel breakdown

R242
G229
B233
Red242 (94.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue341.54°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G E5 · B E9

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