Colour

#F5E9EC

#F5E9EC
Red
Light
Nearest: Lavender blush

#F5E9EC is a red with RGB values 245, 233, 236 and HSL 345°, 38%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#F5E9EC#F5E9EC

HEX#F5E9EC

RGBrgb(245, 233, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.9137, 0.9255

RGB percentages96.1%, 91.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(345, 37.5%, 93.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 4.9%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 3.7%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,116,204

CSS custom property--colour: #F5E9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness237 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.75:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#0A1613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAEBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDEDECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F7E8EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 3.1 White smoke · ΔE 5.6 Snow · ΔE 6.1 Sea shell · ΔE 6.4 Misty rose · ΔE 6.4 Ghost white · ΔE 6.5

Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 3.09, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E9F5F2

Analogous#F5E9F2, #F5ECE9

Triadic#ECF5E9, #E9ECF5

Split complementary#E9F5EC, #E9F2F5

Tetradic#F2F5E9, #E9F5F2, #ECE9F5

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%#E5C6CE

Darker −20%#D5A3AF

Darker −30%#C58091

Darker −40%#B55D73

More saturated +25%#F9E5EA

Less saturated −25%#F1EDEE

Channel breakdown

R245

G233

B236

Red245 (96.1%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness93.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G E9 · B EC

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