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Colour

#E1E1E4

  • #E1E1E4
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E1E1E4 is a near-white with RGB values 225, 225, 228 and HSL 240°, 5%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E1E1E4#E1E1E4
HEX#E1E1E4
RGBrgb(225, 225, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8824, 0.8941
RGB percentages88.2%, 88.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(240, 5.3%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK1.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,803,428
CSS custom property--colour: #E1E1E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1E1E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E1E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E0E1E2no 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 text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.4Light grey · ΔE 5.3White smoke · ΔE 7.1Alice blue · ΔE 8.3Ghost white · ΔE 8.4Lavender blush · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.42, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4E4E1
Analogous#E1E3E4, #E3E1E4
Triadic#E4E1E1, #E1E4E1
Split complementary#E4E3E1, #E3E4E1
Tetradic#E4E1E3, #E4E4E1, #E1E4E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFC
Darker −10%#C6C6CC
Darker −20%#ABABB4
Darker −30%#90909C
Darker −40%#767683
More saturated +25%#DADAEB
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R225
G225
B228
Red225 (88.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)5.26%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G E1 · B E4

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