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Recognised as Colour

#DDE3DD

  • #DDE3DD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDE3DD is a green with RGB values 221, 227, 221 and HSL 120°, 10%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDE3DD#DDE3DD
HEX#DDE3DD
RGBrgb(221, 227, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8902, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 89%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(120, 9.7%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 2.6%, 89%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 2.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,789
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.11:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#221C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DDE3E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.2Light grey · ΔE 6.4White smoke · ΔE 7.9Linen · ΔE 8.3Sea shell · ΔE 9.4Mint cream · ΔE 9.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DDE3
Analogous#E0E3DD, #DDE3E0
Triadic#DDDDE3, #E3DDDD
Split complementary#E0DDE3, #E3DDE0
Tetradic#DDE0E3, #E3DDE3, #E3E0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FAF9
Darker −10%#C1CCC1
Darker −20%#A5B5A5
Darker −30%#899E89
Darker −40%#6E866E
More saturated +25%#D5EBD5
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R221
G227
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E3 · B DD

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