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Recognised as Colour

#F8E8E6

  • #F8E8E6
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#F8E8E6 is a red with RGB values 248, 232, 230 and HSL 7°, 56%, 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 Misty rose.

Colour values

#F8E8E6#F8E8E6
HEX#F8E8E6
RGBrgb(248, 232, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9098, 0.902
RGB percentages97.3%, 91%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(6.7, 56.2%, 93.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 7.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 7.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,312,550
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E8E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.68:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#071719

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBEAE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEEDE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#FCE6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 4.2Lavender blush · ΔE 4.6Linen · ΔE 5.1Sea shell · ΔE 5.2White smoke · ΔE 6.8Snow · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 4.17, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6F6F8
Analogous#F8E6ED, #F8F1E6
Triadic#E6F8E8, #E8E6F8
Split complementary#E6F8F1, #E6EDF8
Tetradic#EDF8E6, #E6F6F8, #F1E6F8

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%#EDC3BE
Darker −20%#E29F96
Darker −30%#D77A6E
Darker −40%#CB5547
More saturated +25%#FCE5E2
Less saturated −25%#F4EBEA

Channel breakdown

R248
G232
B230
Red248 (97.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness93.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E8 · B E6

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