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Recognised as Colour

#DCE7E7

  • #DCE7E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCE7E7 is a cyan with RGB values 220, 231, 231 and HSL 180°, 19%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCE7E7#DCE7E7
HEX#DCE7E7
RGBrgb(220, 231, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9059, 0.9059
RGB percentages86.3%, 90.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(180, 18.6%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 4.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,477,287
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE7E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.63:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#231818

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E4E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D9E8E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.9White smoke · ΔE 6.9Alice blue · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 7.4Azure · ΔE 8.2Mint cream · ΔE 8.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.95, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7DCDC
Analogous#DCE7E2, #DCE2E7
Triadic#E7DCE7, #E7E7DC
Split complementary#E7DCE2, #E7E2DC
Tetradic#E2DCE7, #E7DCDC, #E2E7DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFCFC
Darker −10%#BED2D2
Darker −20%#9FBEBE
Darker −30%#81A9A9
Darker −40%#649393
More saturated +25%#D5EEEE
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R220
G231
B231
Red220 (86.3%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR DC · G E7 · B E7

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