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Recognised as Colour

#E2DBDE

  • #E2DBDE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2DBDE is a red with RGB values 226, 219, 222 and HSL 334°, 11%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2DBDE#E2DBDE
HEX#E2DBDE
RGBrgb(226, 219, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8588, 0.8706
RGB percentages88.6%, 85.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(334.3, 10.8%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 3.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 1.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,422
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DBDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1D2421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDCDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDDDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E3DBDCno 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 text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3Light grey · ΔE 4.6Lavender blush · ΔE 8.6White smoke · ΔE 9Misty rose · ΔE 9.2Lavender · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.99, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBE2DF
Analogous#E2DBE2, #E2DCDB
Triadic#DEE2DB, #DBDEE2
Split complementary#DBE2DC, #DBE2E2
Tetradic#E2E2DB, #DBE2DF, #DCDBE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F7F8
Darker −10%#CBBFC4
Darker −20%#B4A3AA
Darker −30%#9E8690
Darker −40%#856C77
More saturated +25%#EAD3DD
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R226
G219
B222
Red226 (88.6%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)10.77%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G DB · B DE

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