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Recognised as Colour

#DDE3E1

  • #DDE3E1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDE3E1 is a cyan with RGB values 221, 227, 225 and HSL 160°, 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

#DDE3E1#DDE3E1
HEX#DDE3E1
RGBrgb(221, 227, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8902, 0.8824
RGB percentages86.7%, 89%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(160, 9.7%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 2.6%, 89%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 0.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,793
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE3E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.15:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#221C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DCE3E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 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 text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.1Light grey · ΔE 5.7White smoke · ΔE 7.2Alice blue · ΔE 8.8Linen · ΔE 9Ghost white · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DDDF
Analogous#DDE3DE, #DDE2E3
Triadic#E1DDE3, #E3E1DD
Split complementary#E3DDE2, #E3DEDD
Tetradic#DEDDE3, #E3DDDF, #E2E3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FAFA
Darker −10%#C1CCC8
Darker −20%#A5B5B0
Darker −30%#899E97
Darker −40%#6E867E
More saturated +25%#D5EBE4
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R221
G227
B225
Red221 (86.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E3 · B E1

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