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Colour

#E0DCE0

  • #E0DCE0
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E0DCE0 is a near-white with RGB values 224, 220, 224 and HSL 300°, 6%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E0DCE0#E0DCE0
HEX#E0DCE0
RGBrgb(224, 220, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8627, 0.8784
RGB percentages87.8%, 86.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(300, 6.1%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 1.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,736,608
CSS custom property--colour: #E0DCE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1F231F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDDE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDDE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E0DCDDno 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 text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6Light grey · ΔE 4.4White smoke · ΔE 8.7Lavender blush · ΔE 8.8Lavender · ΔE 9.1Ghost white · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.58, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE0DC
Analogous#DEDCE0, #E0DCDE
Triadic#E0E0DC, #DCE0E0
Split complementary#DEE0DC, #DCE0DE
Tetradic#E0DEDC, #DCE0DC, #DCDEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F7F8
Darker −10%#C8C1C8
Darker −20%#B0A6B0
Darker −30%#988B98
Darker −40%#7F717F
More saturated +25%#E8D4E8
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R224
G220
B224
Red224 (87.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)6.06%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E0 · G DC · B E0

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