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Recognised as Colour

#E1E7E1

  • #E1E7E1
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E1E7E1 is a green with RGB values 225, 231, 225 and HSL 120°, 11%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E1E7E1#E1E7E1
HEX#E1E7E1
RGBrgb(225, 231, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.9059, 0.8824
RGB percentages88.2%, 90.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(120, 11.1%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 2.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 2.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,804,961
CSS custom property--colour: #E1E7E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#1E181E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E6E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E5E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E1E7E5no 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 text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5White smoke · ΔE 6.7Linen · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 7.5Mint cream · ΔE 8.2Sea shell · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E1E7
Analogous#E4E7E1, #E1E7E4
Triadic#E1E1E7, #E7E1E1
Split complementary#E4E1E7, #E7E1E4
Tetradic#E1E4E7, #E7E1E7, #E7E4E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFEFD
Darker −10%#C5D0C5
Darker −20%#A8BAA8
Darker −30%#8CA38C
Darker −40%#708C70
More saturated +25%#DAEEDA
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R225
G231
B225
Red225 (88.2%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E1 · G E7 · B E1

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