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Colour

#E2E2E3

  • #E2E2E3
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E2E3 is a near-white with RGB values 226, 226, 227 and HSL 240°, 2%, 89%. 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

#E2E2E3#E2E2E3
HEX#E2E2E3
RGBrgb(226, 226, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8863, 0.8902
RGB percentages88.6%, 88.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(240, 1.8%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 0.4%, 89%)
CMYK0.4%, 0.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,219
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E2E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#1D1D1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E2E3no 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 text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2Light grey · ΔE 5.4White smoke · ΔE 6.6Alice blue · ΔE 8.3Lavender blush · ΔE 8.4Ghost white · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.21, 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#E3E3E2
Analogous#E2E3E3, #E3E2E3
Triadic#E3E2E2, #E2E3E2
Split complementary#E3E3E2, #E3E3E2
Tetradic#E3E2E3, #E3E3E2, #E2E3E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFC
Darker −10%#C8C8CA
Darker −20%#AEAEB1
Darker −30%#949498
Darker −40%#7A7A7F
More saturated +25%#DBDBEA
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R226
G226
B227
Red226 (88.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.75%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G E2 · B E3

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