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Recognised as Colour

#FBE9EC

  • #FBE9EC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#FBE9EC is a red with RGB values 251, 233, 236 and HSL 350°, 69%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#FBE9EC#FBE9EC
HEX#FBE9EC
RGBrgb(251, 233, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9137, 0.9255
RGB percentages98.4%, 91.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(350, 69.2%, 94.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 7.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 6%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,509,420
CSS custom property--colour: #FBE9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.97:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#041613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBEBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFEEECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE8EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 2.7Misty rose · ΔE 4.8Sea shell · ΔE 6.7Snow · ΔE 6.9White smoke · ΔE 7.2Linen · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 2.72, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FBF8
Analogous#FBE9F5, #FBEFE9
Triadic#ECFBE9, #E9ECFB
Split complementary#E9FBEF, #E9F5FB
Tetradic#F5FBE9, #E9FBF8, #EFE9FB

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%#F3BEC7
Darker −20%#EB93A1
Darker −30%#E3687C
Darker −40%#DC3C57
More saturated +25%#FEE6EA
Less saturated −25%#F8ECEE

Channel breakdown

R251
G233
B236
Red251 (98.4%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness94.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G E9 · B EC

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