Colour

#E2DDDF

#E2DDDF
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2DDDF is a near-white with RGB values 226, 221, 223 and HSL 336°, 8%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2DDDF#E2DDDF

HEX#E2DDDF

RGBrgb(226, 221, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8667, 0.8745

RGB percentages88.6%, 86.7%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(336, 7.9%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 2.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 1.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,867,935

CSS custom property--colour: #E2DDDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.64:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1D2220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEDFDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E3DDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2 Light grey · ΔE 4.5 White smoke · ΔE 8.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.4 Linen · ΔE 9.3 Misty rose · ΔE 9.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.23, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDE2E0

Analogous#E2DDE2, #E2DEDD

Triadic#DFE2DD, #DDDFE2

Split complementary#DDE2DE, #DDE2E2

Tetradic#E2E2DD, #DDE2E0, #DEDDE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F9F9

Darker −10%#CBC1C5

Darker −20%#B3A6AB

Darker −30%#9C8A91

Darker −40%#837078

More saturated +25%#EAD5DD

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R226

G221

B223

Red226 (88.6%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)7.94%

Lightness87.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G DD · B DF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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