Seashell is a light pastel shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Red, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Seashell is a pastel color. Seashell is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Seashell is #F1F1F1.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Seashell has 95%% Red, 95% Green, and 95% Blue.
Seashell has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 95% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Seashell has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 95% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Seashell has 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 5% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#F1F1F1 |
|
RGB |
(241, 241, 241) |
(95%, 95%, 95%) |
HSV |
(0°, 0, 95) |
(0%, 0%, 95%) |
HSL |
(0°, 0, 95) |
(0%, 0%, 95%) |
CMYK |
(0, 0, 0, 5) |
(0%, 0%, 0%, 5%) |
The natural luminance of Seashell is 88%, which is high.
Seashell has a higher contrast with black than white.
Seashell and black have a 18.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Seashell and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
88% |
AAA (18.6) |
insufficient (1.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Seashell paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Black, 95% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
5%
White
95%
To mix Seashell paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Black, 95% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
5%
White
95%
Colors similar to Seashell are: White Smoke, Very Light Pink, Forget Me Not, Rose White, and Alabaster. White Smoke is lighter than Seashell. Very Light Pink is more orange and brighter and lighter than Seashell. Forget Me Not is more orange and brighter and lighter than Seashell. Rose White is more orange and brighter and lighter than Seashell. Alabaster is lighter than Seashell.