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Recognised as Colour

#DFE0E2

  • #DFE0E2
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFE0E2 is a near-white with RGB values 223, 224, 226 and HSL 220°, 5%, 88%. 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

#DFE0E2#DFE0E2
HEX#DFE0E2
RGBrgb(223, 224, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8784, 0.8863
RGB percentages87.5%, 87.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(220, 4.9%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 1.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK1.3%, 0.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,672,098
CSS custom property--colour: #DFE0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#201F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE0E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DEE0E1no 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 text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.8Light grey · ΔE 4.7White smoke · ΔE 7.5Alice blue · ΔE 8.7Ghost white · ΔE 9Lavender blush · ΔE 9.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.77, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E1DF
Analogous#DFE2E2, #E0DFE2
Triadic#E2DFE0, #E0E2DF
Split complementary#E2E0DF, #E2E2DF
Tetradic#E2DFE2, #E2E1DF, #DFE2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAFA
Darker −10%#C4C6CA
Darker −20%#A9ACB2
Darker −30%#8F9299
Darker −40%#747881
More saturated +25%#D7DDEA
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R223
G224
B226
Red223 (87.5%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)4.92%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G E0 · B E2

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