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Recognised as Colour

#FAE6E5

  • #FAE6E5
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#FAE6E5 is a red with RGB values 250, 230, 229 and HSL 3°, 68%, 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 Misty rose.

Colour values

#FAE6E5#FAE6E5
HEX#FAE6E5
RGBrgb(250, 230, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.902, 0.898
RGB percentages98%, 90.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(2.9, 67.7%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 8.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 8.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,443,109
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE6E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.51:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#05191A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E8E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEECE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE4E6no 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 text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 2.8Lavender blush · ΔE 4.9Linen · ΔE 6.3Sea shell · ΔE 6.4Snow · ΔE 8White smoke · ΔE 8.2
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 2.84, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F9FA
Analogous#FAE5EF, #FAF1E5
Triadic#E5FAE6, #E6E5FA
Split complementary#E5FAF1, #E5EEFA
Tetradic#EFFAE5, #E5F9FA, #F1E5FA

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%#F2BDBA
Darker −20%#EA948F
Darker −30%#E16B65
Darker −40%#D9413A
More saturated +25%#FEE2E1
Less saturated −25%#F6EAE9

Channel breakdown

R250
G230
B229
Red250 (98%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue2.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E6 · B E5

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