Colour

#E2D7D5

#E2D7D5
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2D7D5 is a red with RGB values 226, 215, 213 and HSL 9°, 18%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2D7D5#E2D7D5

HEX#E2D7D5

RGBrgb(226, 215, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8431, 0.8353

RGB percentages88.6%, 84.3%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(9.2, 18.3%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 5.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 5.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,866,389

CSS custom property--colour: #E2D7D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#1D282A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D8D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCDAD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E5D6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.3 Light grey · ΔE 4.7 Misty rose · ΔE 8.3 Linen · ΔE 9.5 Silver · ΔE 10 Lavender blush · ΔE 10

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.26, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D5E0E2

Analogous#E2D5DA, #E2DED5

Triadic#D5E2D7, #D7D5E2

Split complementary#D5E2DE, #D5DAE2

Tetradic#DAE2D5, #D5E0E2, #DED5E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7F4F3

Darker −10%#CDBAB7

Darker −20%#B89E99

Darker −30%#A4817A

Darker −40%#8B6760

More saturated +25%#EBD1CC

Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R226

G215

B213

Red226 (88.6%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)18.31%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G D7 · B D5

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Channel breakdown

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