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Recognised as Colour

#E1D9D9

  • #E1D9D9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E1D9D9 is a red with RGB values 225, 217, 217 and HSL 0°, 12%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E1D9D9#E1D9D9
HEX#E1D9D9
RGBrgb(225, 217, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.851, 0.851
RGB percentages88.2%, 85.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(0, 11.8%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 3.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 3.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,801,369
CSS custom property--colour: #E1D9D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1E2626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADAD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDBD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E3D8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.9Light grey · ΔE 4Misty rose · ΔE 8.9Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4Linen · ΔE 9.5White smoke · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.93, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E1E1
Analogous#E1D9DD, #E1DDD9
Triadic#D9E1D9, #D9D9E1
Split complementary#D9E1DD, #D9DDE1
Tetradic#DDE1D9, #D9E1E1, #DDD9E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F6F6
Darker −10%#CBBDBD
Darker −20%#B4A0A0
Darker −30%#9E8484
Darker −40%#856969
More saturated +25%#EAD1D1
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R225
G217
B217
Red225 (88.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)11.76%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G D9 · B D9

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