Colour

#DFE1E2

#DFE1E2
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFE1E2 is a near-white with RGB values 223, 225, 226 and HSL 200°, 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

#DFE1E2#DFE1E2

HEX#DFE1E2

RGBrgb(223, 225, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8824, 0.8863

RGB percentages87.5%, 88.2%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(200, 4.9%, 88%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK1.3%, 0.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,672,354

CSS custom property--colour: #DFE1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#201E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0E1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0E0E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DEE1E1no 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 text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.9 Light grey · ΔE 4.9 White smoke · ΔE 7.2 Alice blue · ΔE 8.6 Ghost white · ΔE 8.9 Linen · ΔE 9.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.86, 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#E2E0DF

Analogous#DFE2E2, #DFE0E2

Triadic#E2DFE1, #E1E2DF

Split complementary#E2DFE0, #E2E2DF

Tetradic#E2DFE2, #E2E0DF, #E0E2DF

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%#C4C8CA

Darker −20%#A9AFB2

Darker −30%#8F9699

Darker −40%#747D81

More saturated +25%#D7E4EA

Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R223

G225

B226

Red223 (87.5%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)4.92%

Lightness88.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G E1 · B E2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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