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Recognised as Colour

#F9E6EC

  • #F9E6EC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#F9E6EC is a red with RGB values 249, 230, 236 and HSL 341°, 61%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#F9E6EC#F9E6EC
HEX#F9E6EC
RGBrgb(249, 230, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.902, 0.9255
RGB percentages97.6%, 90.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(341.1, 61.3%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.1, 7.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 5.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,377,580
CSS custom property--colour: #F9E6EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.56:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#061913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECECECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FDE5E8no 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 text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 3.5Misty rose · ΔE 5.6Snow · ΔE 8.2White smoke · ΔE 8.3Ghost white · ΔE 8.3Sea shell · ΔE 8.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 3.52, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6F9F3
Analogous#F9E6F6, #F9EAE6
Triadic#ECF9E6, #E6ECF9
Split complementary#E6F9EA, #E6F6F9
Tetradic#F6F9E6, #E6F9F3, #EAE6F9

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%#EFBDCD
Darker −20%#E594AD
Darker −30%#DB6B8E
Darker −40%#D2416F
More saturated +25%#FDE2EB
Less saturated −25%#F5EAED

Channel breakdown

R249
G230
B236
Red249 (97.6%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue341.05°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G E6 · B EC

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