Recognised as Colour

#E3D6D8

#E3D6D8
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3D6D8 is a red with RGB values 227, 214, 216 and HSL 351°, 19%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3D6D8#E3D6D8

HEX#E3D6D8

RGBrgb(227, 214, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8392, 0.8471

RGB percentages89%, 83.9%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(350.8, 18.8%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 5.7%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 4.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,931,672

CSS custom property--colour: #E3D6D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#1C2927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8D8D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DADAD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E6D5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5 Light grey · ΔE 5.3 Misty rose · ΔE 8.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.5 Silver · ΔE 10.2 Linen · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.96, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6E3E1

Analogous#E3D6DF, #E3DBD6

Triadic#D8E3D6, #D6D8E3

Split complementary#D6E3DB, #D6DFE3

Tetradic#DFE3D6, #D6E3E1, #DBD6E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F4F5

Darker −10%#CEB8BB

Darker −20%#BA999E

Darker −30%#A57B82

Darker −40%#8D6067

More saturated +25%#ECCDD2

Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R227

G214

B216

Red227 (89%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue350.77°

Saturation (HSL)18.84%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G D6 · B D8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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