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Colour

#DDE2DE

  • #DDE2DE
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDE2DE is a near-white with RGB values 221, 226, 222 and HSL 132°, 8%, 88%. 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

#DDE2DE#DDE2DE
HEX#DDE2DE
RGBrgb(221, 226, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8863, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.7%, 88.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(132, 7.9%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132, 2.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 1.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,534
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE2DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#221D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DCE2E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 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 text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2Light grey · ΔE 5.6White smoke · ΔE 7.6Linen · ΔE 8.6Sea shell · ΔE 9.5Alice blue · ΔE 9.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.22, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DDE1
Analogous#DFE2DD, #DDE2E1
Triadic#DEDDE2, #E2DEDD
Split complementary#E1DDE2, #E2DDDF
Tetradic#DDDFE2, #E2DDE1, #E2E1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F9F9
Darker −10%#C1CBC3
Darker −20%#A6B3A9
Darker −30%#8A9C8E
Darker −40%#708374
More saturated +25%#D5EAD9
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R221
G226
B222
Red221 (86.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue132°
Saturation (HSL)7.94%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E2 · B DE

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