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Colour

#E0E0DD

  • #E0E0DD
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E0E0DD is a near-white with RGB values 224, 224, 221 and HSL 60°, 5%, 87%. 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

#E0E0DD#E0E0DD
HEX#E0E0DD
RGBrgb(224, 224, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8784, 0.8667
RGB percentages87.8%, 87.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(60, 4.6%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,737,629
CSS custom property--colour: #E0E0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.88:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1F1F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E0DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E1E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 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 text15.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.1Light grey · ΔE 4.8White smoke · ΔE 7.6Linen · ΔE 8Sea shell · ΔE 9Lavender blush · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.06, 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#DDDDE0
Analogous#E0DFDD, #DFE0DD
Triadic#DDE0E0, #E0DDE0
Split complementary#DDDFE0, #DFDDE0
Tetradic#DDE0DF, #DDDDE0, #E0DDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F8F8
Darker −10%#C8C8C2
Darker −20%#AFAFA8
Darker −30%#97978D
Darker −40%#7E7E73
More saturated +25%#E8E8D5
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R224
G224
B221
Red224 (87.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)4.62%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E0 · G E0 · B DD

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