Colour

#E4E7EA

#E4E7EA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4E7EA is a blue with RGB values 228, 231, 234 and HSL 210°, 12%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E4E7EA#E4E7EA

HEX#E4E7EA

RGBrgb(228, 231, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9059, 0.9176

RGB percentages89.4%, 90.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(210, 12.5%, 90.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 2.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK2.6%, 1.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,001,578

CSS custom property--colour: #E4E7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.92:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#1B1815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6E7EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5E6EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E3E8E8no 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 text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.2 White smoke · ΔE 5.4 Alice blue · ΔE 6.3 Ghost white · ΔE 6.7 Light grey · ΔE 7.2 Snow · ΔE 7.8

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.18, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAE7E4

Analogous#E4EAEA, #E4E4EA

Triadic#EAE4E7, #E7EAE4

Split complementary#EAE4E4, #EAEAE4

Tetradic#EAE4EA, #EAE7E4, #E4EAE4

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%#C7CED4

Darker −20%#ABB4BD

Darker −30%#8E9BA7

Darker −40%#718191

More saturated +25%#DEE7F0

Less saturated −25%#E7E7E7

Channel breakdown

R228

G231

B234

Red228 (89.4%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness90.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G E7 · B EA

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Colour values

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