Colour

#DFE1DE

#DFE1DE
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFE1DE is a near-white with RGB values 223, 225, 222 and HSL 100°, 5%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFE1DE#DFE1DE

HEX#DFE1DE

RGBrgb(223, 225, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8824, 0.8706

RGB percentages87.5%, 88.2%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(100, 4.8%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 1.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK0.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,672,350

CSS custom property--colour: #DFE1DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.96:1

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

Contrast with black15.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#201E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1E0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DFE1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 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 text15.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.3 Light grey · ΔE 5.1 White smoke · ΔE 7.4 Linen · ΔE 8.2 Sea shell · ΔE 9.1 Alice blue · ΔE 9.6

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.31, a close match

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0DEE1

Analogous#E1E1DE, #DEE1DF

Triadic#DEDFE1, #E1DEDF

Split complementary#DFDEE1, #E1DEE1

Tetradic#DEE1E1, #E0DEE1, #E1DFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F9F9

Darker −10%#C5C9C3

Darker −20%#ABB0A9

Darker −30%#91988E

Darker −40%#787F74

More saturated +25%#DCE9D6

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R223

G225

B222

Red223 (87.5%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)4.76%

Lightness87.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DF · G E1 · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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