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Recognised as Colour

#E1E2DE

  • #E1E2DE
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E1E2DE is a near-white with RGB values 225, 226, 222 and HSL 75°, 6%, 88%. 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

#E1E2DE#E1E2DE
HEX#E1E2DE
RGBrgb(225, 226, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8863, 0.8706
RGB percentages88.2%, 88.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(75, 6.5%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 1.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0.4%, 0%, 1.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,803,678
CSS custom property--colour: #E1E2DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.13:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1E1D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E1E1E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.9Light grey · ΔE 5.6White smoke · ΔE 7.1Linen · ΔE 7.5Sea shell · ΔE 8.5Snow · ΔE 9.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.87, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFDEE2
Analogous#E2E1DE, #DFE2DE
Triadic#DEE1E2, #E2DEE1
Split complementary#DEDFE2, #E1DEE2
Tetradic#DEE2E1, #DFDEE2, #E2DEDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAF9
Darker −10%#C8CAC3
Darker −20%#B0B2A8
Darker −30%#979A8D
Darker −40%#7E8272
More saturated +25%#E5EAD6
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R225
G226
B222
Red225 (88.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)6.45%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E1 · G E2 · B DE

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