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Colour

#DED8DB

  • #DED8DB
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DED8DB is a red with RGB values 222, 216, 219 and HSL 330°, 8%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DED8DB#DED8DB
HEX#DED8DB
RGBrgb(222, 216, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8471, 0.8588
RGB percentages87.1%, 84.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(330, 8.3%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 2.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 1.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,604,507
CSS custom property--colour: #DED8DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.95:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#212724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D9DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DFD8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.8Light grey · ΔE 3.5Silver · ΔE 9.6Lavender blush · ΔE 9.8White smoke · ΔE 10Misty rose · ΔE 10.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.83, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DEDB
Analogous#DED8DE, #DED8D8
Triadic#DBDED8, #D8DBDE
Split complementary#D8DED8, #D8DEDE
Tetradic#DEDED8, #D8DEDB, #D8D8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F4F5
Darker −10%#C7BCC2
Darker −20%#AFA1A8
Darker −30%#98858E
Darker −40%#7F6B75
More saturated +25%#E7CFDB
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R222
G216
B219
Red222 (87.1%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D8 · B DB

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