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Recognised as Colour

#E3DDDF

  • #E3DDDF
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3DDDF is a red with RGB values 227, 221, 223 and HSL 340°, 10%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3DDDF#E3DDDF
HEX#E3DDDF
RGBrgb(227, 221, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8667, 0.8745
RGB percentages89%, 86.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(340, 9.7%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 2.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 1.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,933,471
CSS custom property--colour: #E3DDDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.67:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1C2220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDFDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6Light grey · ΔE 4.7Lavender blush · ΔE 8.2White smoke · ΔE 8.3Misty rose · ΔE 9.1Linen · ΔE 9.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.55, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE3E1
Analogous#E3DDE2, #E3DEDD
Triadic#DFE3DD, #DDDFE3
Split complementary#DDE3DE, #DDE2E3
Tetradic#E2E3DD, #DDE3E1, #DEDDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9F9
Darker −10%#CCC1C5
Darker −20%#B5A5AA
Darker −30%#9E8990
Darker −40%#866E76
More saturated +25%#EBD5DC
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R227
G221
B223
Red227 (89%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G DD · B DF

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