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Recognised as Colour

#F9E1E2

  • #F9E1E2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#F9E1E2 is a red with RGB values 249, 225, 226 and HSL 358°, 67%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#F9E1E2#F9E1E2
HEX#F9E1E2
RGBrgb(249, 225, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8824, 0.8863
RGB percentages97.6%, 88.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(357.5, 66.7%, 92.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 9.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 9.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,376,290
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.9:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#061E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAE8E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDFE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 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 text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 2.6Lavender blush · ΔE 6.1Linen · ΔE 8.5Sea shell · ΔE 8.7Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5Snow · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 2.65, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1F9F8
Analogous#F9E1EE, #F9ECE1
Triadic#E2F9E1, #E1E2F9
Split complementary#E1F9EC, #E1EEF9
Tetradic#EEF9E1, #E1F9F8, #ECE1F9

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%#F1B6B9
Darker −20%#E88C90
Darker −30%#E06167
Darker −40%#D7373E
More saturated +25%#FEDCDE
Less saturated −25%#F5E5E6

Channel breakdown

R249
G225
B226
Red249 (97.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue357.5°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness92.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E1 · B E2

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