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Recognised as Colour

#FAE5E0

  • #FAE5E0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#FAE5E0 is a red with RGB values 250, 229, 224 and HSL 12°, 72%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#FAE5E0#FAE5E0
HEX#FAE5E0
RGBrgb(250, 229, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.898, 0.8784
RGB percentages98%, 89.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(11.5, 72.2%, 92.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 10.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 10.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,442,848
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE5E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.35:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#051A1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E7E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEEBE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 2.4Linen · ΔE 5.5Sea shell · ΔE 6.3Lavender blush · ΔE 6.7Antique white · ΔE 8Old lace · ΔE 8.2
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 2.43, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0F5FA
Analogous#FAE0E8, #FAF2E0
Triadic#E0FAE5, #E5E0FA
Split complementary#E0FAF2, #E0E8FA
Tetradic#E8FAE0, #E0F5FA, #F2E0FA

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%#F3C0B4
Darker −20%#EC9B88
Darker −30%#E5775C
Darker −40%#DE5230
More saturated +25%#FFE2DB
Less saturated −25%#F6E8E4

Channel breakdown

R250
G229
B224
Red250 (98%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness92.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E5 · B E0

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