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Recognised as Colour

#D4E3DE

  • #D4E3DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D4E3DE is a cyan with RGB values 212, 227, 222 and HSL 160°, 21%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D4E3DE#D4E3DE
HEX#D4E3DE
RGBrgb(212, 227, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8902, 0.8706
RGB percentages83.1%, 89%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(160, 21.1%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 6.6%, 89%)
CMYK6.6%, 0%, 2.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,951,966
CSS custom property--colour: #D4E3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.84:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#2B1C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDFDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D1E3E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1Light grey · ΔE 7.4White smoke · ΔE 9.6Azure · ΔE 10.3Mint cream · ΔE 10.3Light cyan · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D4D9
Analogous#D4E3D7, #D4E1E3
Triadic#DED4E3, #E3DED4
Split complementary#E3D4E1, #E3D7D4
Tetradic#D7D4E3, #E3D4D9, #E1E3D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F7F6
Darker −10%#B5CFC6
Darker −20%#96BBAF
Darker −30%#77A797
Darker −40%#5D8E7E
More saturated +25%#CBECE1
Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R212
G227
B222
Red212 (83.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)21.13%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D4 · G E3 · B DE

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