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Colour

#E4E4E2

  • #E4E4E2
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4E4E2 is a near-white with RGB values 228, 228, 226 and HSL 60°, 4%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E4E4E2#E4E4E2
HEX#E4E4E2
RGBrgb(228, 228, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8941, 0.8863
RGB percentages89.4%, 89.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(60, 3.6%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 0.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,802
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#1B1B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E4E4E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3Light grey · ΔE 6.1White smoke · ΔE 6.1Linen · ΔE 7.2Sea shell · ΔE 7.9Snow · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.96, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E2E4
Analogous#E4E3E2, #E3E4E2
Triadic#E2E4E4, #E4E2E4
Split complementary#E2E3E4, #E3E2E4
Tetradic#E2E4E3, #E2E2E4, #E4E2E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDFC
Darker −10%#CBCBC8
Darker −20%#B3B3AD
Darker −30%#9A9A93
Darker −40%#818179
More saturated +25%#EBEBDB
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R228
G228
B226
Red228 (89.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.57%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E4 · G E4 · B E2

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