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Colour

#E3E9E9

  • #E3E9E9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3E9E9 is a cyan with RGB values 227, 233, 233 and HSL 180°, 12%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3E9E9#E3E9E9
HEX#E3E9E9
RGBrgb(227, 233, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.9137, 0.9137
RGB percentages89%, 91.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(180, 12%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,936,553
CSS custom property--colour: #E3E9E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.1:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#1C1616

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E8E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E7E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E1E9E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.7White smoke · ΔE 5.1Alice blue · ΔE 6.4Ghost white · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 7.6Azure · ΔE 7.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E3E3
Analogous#E3E9E6, #E3E6E9
Triadic#E9E3E9, #E9E9E3
Split complementary#E9E3E6, #E9E6E3
Tetradic#E6E3E9, #E9E3E3, #E6E9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#C6D3D3
Darker −20%#AABCBC
Darker −30%#8DA6A6
Darker −40%#718F8F
More saturated +25%#DDEFEF
Less saturated −25%#E6E6E6

Channel breakdown

R227
G233
B233
Red227 (89%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR E3 · G E9 · B E9

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