Recognised as Colour

#E4D8DC

#E4D8DC
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4D8DC is a red with RGB values 228, 216, 220 and HSL 340°, 18%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E4D8DC#E4D8DC

HEX#E4D8DC

RGBrgb(228, 216, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8471, 0.8627

RGB percentages89.4%, 84.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(340, 18.2%, 87.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 5.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 3.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,997,724

CSS custom property--colour: #E4D8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#1B2723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9DADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCDCDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E6D8D9no 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 text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.8 Light grey · ΔE 5.6 Misty rose · ΔE 8.5 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.8 Lavender · ΔE 10.3 White smoke · ΔE 10.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.84, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8E4E0

Analogous#E4D8E2, #E4DAD8

Triadic#DCE4D8, #D8DCE4

Split complementary#D8E4DA, #D8E2E4

Tetradic#E2E4D8, #D8E4E0, #DAD8E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F6F7

Darker −10%#CFBAC1

Darker −20%#BA9CA6

Darker −30%#A57E8B

Darker −40%#8E6271

More saturated +25%#ECD0D9

Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R228

G216

B220

Red228 (89.4%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)18.18%

Lightness87.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G D8 · B DC

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