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Recognised as Colour

#FAE6E1

  • #FAE6E1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#FAE6E1 is a red with RGB values 250, 230, 225 and HSL 12°, 71%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#FAE6E1#FAE6E1
HEX#FAE6E1
RGBrgb(250, 230, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.902, 0.8824
RGB percentages98%, 90.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(12, 71.4%, 93.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 10%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 10%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,443,105
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE6E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.47:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#05191E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAE8E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFECE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE4E5no 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 text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 2.8Linen · ΔE 5.1Sea shell · ΔE 5.8Lavender blush · ΔE 6.4Old lace · ΔE 7.8Antique white · ΔE 7.9
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 2.77, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1F5FA
Analogous#FAE1E9, #FAF3E1
Triadic#E1FAE6, #E6E1FA
Split complementary#E1FAF3, #E1E9FA
Tetradic#E9FAE1, #E1F5FA, #F3E1FA

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%#F3C2B5
Darker −20%#EB9D8A
Darker −30%#E4795E
Darker −40%#DD5432
More saturated +25%#FEE3DD
Less saturated −25%#F6E9E5

Channel breakdown

R250
G230
B225
Red250 (98%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness93.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E6 · B E1

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