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Recognised as Colour

#DDE9E3

  • #DDE9E3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDE9E3 is a green with RGB values 221, 233, 227 and HSL 150°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDE9E3#DDE9E3
HEX#DDE9E3
RGBrgb(221, 233, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9137, 0.8902
RGB percentages86.7%, 91.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(150, 21.4%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 5.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 2.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,543,331
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE9E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.84:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#22161C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DBE9E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4White smoke · ΔE 7.4Mint cream · ΔE 7.9Azure · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 8.6Honeydew · ΔE 8.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9DDE3
Analogous#DDE9DD, #DDE9E9
Triadic#E3DDE9, #E9E3DD
Split complementary#E9DDE9, #E9DDDD
Tetradic#DDDDE9, #E9DDE3, #E9E9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFDFC
Darker −10%#BED5C9
Darker −20%#9FC1B0
Darker −30%#80AD96
Darker −40%#62987D
More saturated +25%#D6F0E3
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R221
G233
B227
Red221 (86.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E9 · B E3

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