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Colour

#E2E3E5

  • #E2E3E5
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E3E5 is a near-white with RGB values 226, 227, 229 and HSL 220°, 5%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2E3E5#E2E3E5
HEX#E2E3E5
RGBrgb(226, 227, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8902, 0.898
RGB percentages88.6%, 89%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(220, 5.5%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 1.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,477
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E3E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.35:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#1D1C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E3E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E1E3E4no 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 text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.7Light grey · ΔE 5.8White smoke · ΔE 6.4Alice blue · ΔE 7.8Ghost white · ΔE 8Lavender blush · ΔE 8.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.68, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5E4E2
Analogous#E2E4E5, #E3E2E5
Triadic#E5E2E3, #E3E5E2
Split complementary#E5E3E2, #E5E5E2
Tetradic#E5E2E4, #E5E4E2, #E2E5E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDFD
Darker −10%#C7C9CD
Darker −20%#ACAFB5
Darker −30%#91959D
Darker −40%#777B84
More saturated +25%#DBE1EC
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R226
G227
B229
Red226 (88.6%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)5.45%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G E3 · B E5

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