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Recognised as Colour

#E4EAEA

  • #E4EAEA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#E4EAEA is a cyan with RGB values 228, 234, 234 and HSL 180°, 12%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#E4EAEA#E4EAEA
HEX#E4EAEA
RGBrgb(228, 234, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.9176, 0.9176
RGB percentages89.4%, 91.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(180, 12.5%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,002,346
CSS custom property--colour: #E4EAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.26:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#1B1515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E9EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E2EAEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.8Gainsboro · ΔE 5Alice blue · ΔE 6.1Ghost white · ΔE 6.9Azure · ΔE 7.3Snow · ΔE 7.5
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE4E4
Analogous#E4EAE7, #E4E7EA
Triadic#EAE4EA, #EAEAE4
Split complementary#EAE4E7, #EAE7E4
Tetradic#E7E4EA, #EAE4E4, #E7EAE4

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%#C7D4D4
Darker −20%#ABBDBD
Darker −30%#8EA7A7
Darker −40%#719191
More saturated +25%#DEF0F0
Less saturated −25%#E7E7E7

Channel breakdown

R228
G234
B234
Red228 (89.4%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR E4 · G EA · B EA

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