Colour

#E4DEDC

#E4DEDC
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4DEDC is a red with RGB values 228, 222, 220 and HSL 15°, 13%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E4DEDC#E4DEDC

HEX#E4DEDC

RGBrgb(228, 222, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8706, 0.8627

RGB percentages89.4%, 87.1%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(15, 12.9%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15, 3.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 3.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,999,260

CSS custom property--colour: #E4DEDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.78:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#1B2123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFDFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1E0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E6DDDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6 Light grey · ΔE 4.9 Linen · ΔE 7.8 White smoke · ΔE 8 Misty rose · ΔE 8.6 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.6

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#DCE2E4

Analogous#E4DCDE, #E4E2DC

Triadic#DCE4DE, #DEDCE4

Split complementary#DCE4E2, #DCDEE4

Tetradic#DEE4DC, #DCE2E4, #E2DCE4

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%#CEC3BF

Darker −20%#B8A8A2

Darker −30%#A18D86

Darker −40%#8A726A

More saturated +25%#ECDAD4

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R228

G222

B220

Red228 (89.4%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue15°

Saturation (HSL)12.9%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G DE · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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