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Recognised as Colour

#E2E1DE

  • #E2E1DE
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E1DE is a near-white with RGB values 226, 225, 222 and HSL 45°, 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

#E2E1DE#E2E1DE
HEX#E2E1DE
RGBrgb(226, 225, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8824, 0.8706
RGB percentages88.6%, 88.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(45, 6.5%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 1.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 1.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,868,958
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E1DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.06:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1D1E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E3E0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.4Light grey · ΔE 5.2White smoke · ΔE 7.2Linen · ΔE 7.5Sea shell · ΔE 8.5Lavender blush · ΔE 9.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.38, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDFE2
Analogous#E2DFDE, #E1E2DE
Triadic#DEE2E1, #E1DEE2
Split complementary#DEE1E2, #DFDEE2
Tetradic#DEE2DF, #DEDFE2, #E2DEE1

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%#CAC8C3
Darker −20%#B2B0A8
Darker −30%#9A978D
Darker −40%#827E72
More saturated +25%#EAE5D6
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R226
G225
B222
Red226 (88.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)6.45%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G E1 · B DE

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