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Recognised as Colour

#D9E3E1

  • #D9E3E1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9E3E1 is a cyan with RGB values 217, 227, 225 and HSL 168°, 15%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9E3E1#D9E3E1
HEX#D9E3E1
RGBrgb(217, 227, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8902, 0.8824
RGB percentages85.1%, 89%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(168, 15.2%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 4.4%, 89%)
CMYK4.4%, 0%, 0.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,279,649
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E3E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#261C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D7E3E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.1Light grey · ΔE 6.1White smoke · ΔE 8Alice blue · ΔE 9Azure · ΔE 9.7Mint cream · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.08, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D9DB
Analogous#D9E3DC, #D9E0E3
Triadic#E1D9E3, #E3E1D9
Split complementary#E3D9E0, #E3DCD9
Tetradic#DCD9E3, #E3D9DB, #E0E3D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F9F8
Darker −10%#BCCDCA
Darker −20%#9EB8B3
Darker −30%#81A29B
Darker −40%#668A83
More saturated +25%#D1EBE6
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R217
G227
B225
Red217 (85.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)15.15%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G E3 · B E1

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