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Recognised as Colour

#E3DCDD

  • #E3DCDD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3DCDD is a red with RGB values 227, 220, 221 and HSL 351°, 11%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3DCDD#E3DCDD
HEX#E3DCDD
RGBrgb(227, 220, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8627, 0.8667
RGB percentages89%, 86.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(351.4, 11.1%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 3.1%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 2.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,933,213
CSS custom property--colour: #E3DCDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.55:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1C2322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDDDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E5DCDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6Light grey · ΔE 4.6Lavender blush · ΔE 8.5White smoke · ΔE 8.6Misty rose · ΔE 8.8Linen · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.64, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE3E2
Analogous#E3DCE1, #E3DFDC
Triadic#DDE3DC, #DCDDE3
Split complementary#DCE3DF, #DCE1E3
Tetradic#E1E3DC, #DCE3E2, #DFDCE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF8F9
Darker −10%#CCC0C1
Darker −20%#B6A3A6
Darker −30%#9F878A
Darker −40%#876C70
More saturated +25%#EBD4D7
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R227
G220
B221
Red227 (89%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G DC · B DD

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