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Colour

#E2E2E1

  • #E2E2E1
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E2E1 is a near-white with RGB values 226, 226, 225 and HSL 60°, 2%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2E2E1#E2E2E1
HEX#E2E2E1
RGBrgb(226, 226, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8863, 0.8824
RGB percentages88.6%, 88.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(60, 1.7%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 0.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,217
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E2E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.2:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1D1D1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E2E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E2E2E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2Light grey · ΔE 5.3White smoke · ΔE 6.7Linen · ΔE 8Sea shell · ΔE 8.6Lavender blush · ΔE 8.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.16, 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#E1E1E2
Analogous#E2E2E1, #E2E2E1
Triadic#E1E2E2, #E2E1E2
Split complementary#E1E2E2, #E2E1E2
Tetradic#E1E2E2, #E1E1E2, #E2E1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBFB
Darker −10%#C9C9C7
Darker −20%#B0B0AD
Darker −30%#979793
Darker −40%#7E7E79
More saturated +25%#E9E9DA
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R226
G226
B225
Red226 (88.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.69%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E2 · G E2 · B E1

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