Colour

#DEE1DC

#DEE1DC
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEE1DC is a near-white with RGB values 222, 225, 220 and HSL 96°, 8%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEE1DC#DEE1DC

HEX#DEE1DC

RGBrgb(222, 225, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8824, 0.8627

RGB percentages87.1%, 88.2%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(96, 7.7%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96, 2.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK1.3%, 0%, 2.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,606,812

CSS custom property--colour: #DEE1DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#211E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2E0DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1E0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DEE1DFno 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 text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2 Light grey · ΔE 5.4 White smoke · ΔE 7.9 Linen · ΔE 8.1 Sea shell · ΔE 9.3 Old lace · ΔE 10

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.16, a close match

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DFDCE1

Analogous#E1E1DC, #DCE1DD

Triadic#DCDEE1, #E1DCDE

Split complementary#DDDCE1, #E1DCE1

Tetradic#DCE1E1, #DFDCE1, #E1DDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F9F7

Darker −10%#C4C9C1

Darker −20%#AAB2A5

Darker −30%#909A8A

Darker −40%#77826F

More saturated +25%#DCE9D4

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R222

G225

B220

Red222 (87.1%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue96°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DE · G E1 · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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