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Colour

#E4E4E4

  • #E4E4E4
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4E4E4 is a near-white with RGB values 228, 228, 228 and HSL 0°, 0%, 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

#E4E4E4#E4E4E4
HEX#E4E4E4
RGBrgb(228, 228, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8941, 0.8941
RGB percentages89.4%, 89.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,804
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.52:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#1B1B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E4E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E4E4E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 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 text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.8White smoke · ΔE 5.9Light grey · ΔE 6Linen · ΔE 7.8Alice blue · ΔE 8Ghost white · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.83, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4E4E4
Analogous#E4E4E4, #E4E4E4
Triadic#E4E4E4, #E4E4E4
Split complementary#E4E4E4, #E4E4E4
Tetradic#E4E4E4, #E4E4E4, #E4E4E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#CBCBCB
Darker −20%#B1B1B1
Darker −30%#989898
Darker −40%#7E7E7E
More saturated +25%#EBDDDD
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R228
G228
B228
Red228 (89.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR E4 · G E4 · B E4

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