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Recognised as Colour

#F9E5ED

  • #F9E5ED
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#F9E5ED is a red with RGB values 249, 229, 237 and HSL 336°, 62%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#F9E5ED#F9E5ED
HEX#F9E5ED
RGBrgb(249, 229, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.898, 0.9294
RGB percentages97.6%, 89.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(336, 62.5%, 93.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 4.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,377,325
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E5ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.46:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#061A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBEBEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FCE5E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 4.1Misty rose · ΔE 6.3Ghost white · ΔE 8.8Snow · ΔE 9White smoke · ΔE 9.1Lavender · ΔE 9.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 4.14, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F9F1
Analogous#F9E5F7, #F9E7E5
Triadic#EDF9E5, #E5EDF9
Split complementary#E5F9E7, #E5F7F9
Tetradic#F7F9E5, #E5F9F1, #E7E5F9

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%#EFBCD0
Darker −20%#E692B4
Darker −30%#DC6997
Darker −40%#D33F7A
More saturated +25%#FDE1EC
Less saturated −25%#F5E9EE

Channel breakdown

R249
G229
B237
Red249 (97.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness93.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E5 · B ED

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