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Recognised as Colour

#D8E1DE

  • #D8E1DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D8E1DE is a cyan with RGB values 216, 225, 222 and HSL 160°, 13%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D8E1DE#D8E1DE
HEX#D8E1DE
RGBrgb(216, 225, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8824, 0.8706
RGB percentages84.7%, 88.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(160, 13%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 4%, 88.2%)
CMYK4%, 0%, 1.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,213,598
CSS custom property--colour: #D8E1DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73723WCAG 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 15.74:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#271E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDEDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D6E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 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 text15.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.7Light grey · ΔE 5.5White smoke · ΔE 8.5Alice blue · ΔE 9.9Linen · ΔE 10.1Mint cream · ΔE 10.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.73, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D8DB
Analogous#D8E1DA, #D8E0E1
Triadic#DED8E1, #E1DED8
Split complementary#E1D8E0, #E1DAD8
Tetradic#DAD8E1, #E1D8DB, #E0E1D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F7F6
Darker −10%#BBCBC6
Darker −20%#9EB5AD
Darker −30%#829E95
Darker −40%#67867C
More saturated +25%#CFEAE1
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R216
G225
B222
Red216 (84.7%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G E1 · B DE

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