Recognised as Colour

#E2E4DE

#E2E4DE
Green
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2E4DE is a green with RGB values 226, 228, 222 and HSL 80°, 10%, 88%. 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

#E2E4DE#E2E4DE

HEX#E2E4DE

RGBrgb(226, 228, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8941, 0.8706

RGB percentages88.6%, 89.4%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(80, 10%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80, 2.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0.9%, 0%, 2.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,869,726

CSS custom property--colour: #E2E4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#1D1B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5E3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5E3DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E3E3E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 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 text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.1 Light grey · ΔE 6.6 Linen · ΔE 6.9 White smoke · ΔE 7 Sea shell · ΔE 8.1 Old lace · ΔE 8.7

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.08, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0DEE4

Analogous#E4E3DE, #DFE4DE

Triadic#DEE2E4, #E4DEE2

Split complementary#DEDFE4, #E3DEE4

Tetradic#DEE4E3, #E0DEE4, #E4DEDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBFBFA

Darker −10%#C9CDC2

Darker −20%#B1B6A6

Darker −30%#989F8A

Darker −40%#7F876F

More saturated +25%#E4EBD6

Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R226

G228

B222

Red226 (88.6%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue80°

Saturation (HSL)10%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR E2 · G E4 · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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