Recognised as Colour

#E3DAD9

#E3DAD9
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3DAD9 is a red with RGB values 227, 218, 217 and HSL 6°, 15%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3DAD9#E3DAD9

HEX#E3DAD9

RGBrgb(227, 218, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8549, 0.851

RGB percentages89%, 85.5%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(6, 15.2%, 87.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6, 4.4%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 4%, 4.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,932,697

CSS custom property--colour: #E3DAD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.3:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#1C2526

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCDBD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEDDD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E5D9DAno 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 text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.3 Light grey · ΔE 4.6 Misty rose · ΔE 8.3 Linen · ΔE 8.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.1 White smoke · ΔE 9.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.3, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9E2E3

Analogous#E3D9DD, #E3DFD9

Triadic#D9E3DA, #DAD9E3

Split complementary#D9E3DF, #D9DDE3

Tetradic#DDE3D9, #D9E2E3, #DFD9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F7F6

Darker −10%#CDBDBC

Darker −20%#B8A19E

Darker −30%#A28481

Darker −40%#8A6966

More saturated +25%#EBD3D1

Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R227

G218

B217

Red227 (89%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue6°

Saturation (HSL)15.15%

Lightness87.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G DA · B D9

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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