#e3cece

Color #e3cece

A muted very light red.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class red-100 #ffe2e2 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e3cece

RGB

rgb(227, 206, 206)

HSL

hsl(0, 27.3%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 9.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 9.3%, 11%)

LAB

lab(84.45, 7.3, 2.66)

LCH

lch(84.45, 7.77, 20.02)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.0235, 17.59)

HWB

hwb(0, 80.8%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cee3e3

Analogous

#e3ced8

#e3cece

#e3d8ce

Triadic

#e3cece

#cee3ce

#cecee3

Split-complementary

#e3cece

#cee3d8

#ced8e3

Tetradic

#e3cece

#e3e3ce

#cee3e3

#cecee3

Square

#e3cece

#d8e3ce

#cee3e3

#d8cee3

Shades

Color #e3cece mixed toward black.

#c9a0a0

#af7272

#8a4f4f

#5c3434

#2e1a1a

Tints

Color #e3cece mixed toward white.

#e8d6d6

#ecdede

#f1e6e6

#f6efef

#faf7f7

Tones

Color #e3cece mixed toward gray.

#e1d0d0

#e0d1d1

#ded3d3

#dcd5d5

#dad7d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadace · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#dbddce · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#e2cece · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e3cece;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3cece]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#e3cece (#e3cece) is rgb(227, 206, 206) in RGB.

No, #e3cece is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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