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Recognised as Colour

#F6E2E8

  • #F6E2E8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#F6E2E8 is a red with RGB values 246, 226, 232 and HSL 342°, 53%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#F6E2E8#F6E2E8
HEX#F6E2E8
RGBrgb(246, 226, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8863, 0.9098
RGB percentages96.5%, 88.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(342, 52.6%, 92.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 8.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 5.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,179,944
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E2E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79812WCAG 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 16.96:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#091D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FAE1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 4.9Misty rose · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 8.7White smoke · ΔE 9.3Sea shell · ΔE 9.4Snow · ΔE 9.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 4.87, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2F6F0
Analogous#F6E2F2, #F6E6E2
Triadic#E8F6E2, #E2E8F6
Split complementary#E2F6E6, #E2F2F6
Tetradic#F2F6E2, #E2F6F0, #E6E2F6

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%#EABBC9
Darker −20%#DE94AA
Darker −30%#D26D8B
Darker −40%#C6466D
More saturated +25%#FBDDE6
Less saturated −25%#F1E7EA

Channel breakdown

R246
G226
B232
Red246 (96.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness92.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G E2 · B E8

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