Recognised as Colour

#DFE4E4

#DFE4E4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFE4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 223, 228, 228 and HSL 180°, 8%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFE4E4#DFE4E4

HEX#DFE4E4

RGBrgb(223, 228, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8941, 0.8941

RGB percentages87.5%, 89.4%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(180, 8.5%, 88.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK2.2%, 0%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,673,124

CSS custom property--colour: #DFE4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.36:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#201B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3E3E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2E3E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DEE4E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3 Light grey · ΔE 5.9 White smoke · ΔE 6.6 Alice blue · ΔE 7.9 Ghost white · ΔE 8.5 Linen · ΔE 9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.03, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4DFDF

Analogous#DFE4E2, #DFE2E4

Triadic#E4DFE4, #E4E4DF

Split complementary#E4DFE2, #E4E2DF

Tetradic#E2DFE4, #E4DFDF, #E2E4DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBFBFB

Darker −10%#C3CDCD

Darker −20%#A8B5B5

Darker −30%#8C9E9E

Darker −40%#718686

More saturated +25%#D8EBEB

Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R223

G228

B228

Red223 (87.5%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)8.47%

Lightness88.43%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR DF · G E4 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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