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Recognised as Colour

#FFE5ED

  • #FFE5ED
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#FFE5ED is a red with RGB values 255, 229, 237 and HSL 342°, 100%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#FFE5ED#FFE5ED
HEX#FFE5ED
RGBrgb(255, 229, 237)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.9294
RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(341.5, 100%, 94.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 10.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 7.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,541
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE5ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.68:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#001A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E9EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDEDECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE4E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 5.2Misty rose · ΔE 5.7Snow · ΔE 10.2Sea shell · ΔE 10.3Ghost white · ΔE 10.4White smoke · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FFF7
Analogous#FFE5FA, #FFEAE5
Triadic#EDFFE5, #E5EDFF
Split complementary#E5FFEA, #E5FAFF
Tetradic#FAFFE5, #E5FFF7, #EAE5FF

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%#FFB2CA
Darker −20%#FF7FA6
Darker −30%#FF4C83
Darker −40%#FF1960
More saturated +25%#FFE5ED
Less saturated −25%#FCE8EE

Channel breakdown

R255
G229
B237
Red255 (100%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue341.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness94.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B ED

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