Colour

#E3E2DF

#E3E2DF
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3E2DF is a near-white with RGB values 227, 226, 223 and HSL 45°, 7%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3E2DF#E3E2DF

HEX#E3E2DF

RGBrgb(227, 226, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8863, 0.8745

RGB percentages89%, 88.6%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(45, 6.7%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 1.8%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 0.4%, 1.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,934,751

CSS custom property--colour: #E3E2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.21:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#1C1D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3E2DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3E2DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#E4E1E1no 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 text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.7 Light grey · ΔE 5.6 White smoke · ΔE 6.8 Linen · ΔE 7.3 Sea shell · ΔE 8.2 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.65, a close match

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFE0E3

Analogous#E3E0DF, #E2E3DF

Triadic#DFE3E2, #E2DFE3

Split complementary#DFE2E3, #E0DFE3

Tetradic#DFE3E0, #DFE0E3, #E3DFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBFBFA

Darker −10%#CBC9C4

Darker −20%#B3B1A9

Darker −30%#9C988D

Darker −40%#837F73

More saturated +25%#EBE6D8

Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R227

G226

B223

Red227 (89%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)6.67%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G E2 · B DF

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