Colour

#E3D8DC

#E3D8DC
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3D8DC is a red with RGB values 227, 216, 220 and HSL 338°, 16%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

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HEX#E3D8DC

RGBrgb(227, 216, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8471, 0.8627

RGB percentages89%, 84.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(338.2, 16.4%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 4.8%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 4.8%, 3.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,932,188

CSS custom property--colour: #E3D8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#1C2723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9DADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDBDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E5D8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.5 Light grey · ΔE 5.3 Misty rose · ΔE 8.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.9 Lavender · ΔE 10.1 White smoke · ΔE 10.3

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.53, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8E3DF

Analogous#E3D8E2, #E3DAD8

Triadic#DCE3D8, #D8DCE3

Split complementary#D8E3DA, #D8E2E3

Tetradic#E2E3D8, #D8E3DF, #DAD8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8F6F7

Darker −10%#CEBAC1

Darker −20%#B89DA7

Darker −30%#A37F8C

Darker −40%#8B6472

More saturated +25%#EBD0DA

Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R227

G216

B220

Red227 (89%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue338.18°

Saturation (HSL)16.42%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G D8 · B DC

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Colour values

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