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Recognised as Colour

#E5D4DC

  • #E5D4DC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5D4DC is a red with RGB values 229, 212, 220 and HSL 332°, 25%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5D4DC#E5D4DC
HEX#E5D4DC
RGBrgb(229, 212, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8314, 0.8627
RGB percentages89.8%, 83.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(331.8, 24.6%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 7.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 3.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,062,236
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D4DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#1A2B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D7DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D9DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E8D4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.6Light grey · ΔE 7.7Misty rose · ΔE 9.2Lavender blush · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E5DD
Analogous#E5D4E5, #E5D5D4
Triadic#DCE5D4, #D4DCE5
Split complementary#D4E5D5, #D4E5E5
Tetradic#E5E5D4, #D4E5DD, #D5D4E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F4F6
Darker −10%#D2B4C2
Darker −20%#BF94A8
Darker −30%#AB758E
Darker −40%#945975
More saturated +25%#EECBDB
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R229
G212
B220
Red229 (89.8%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue331.76°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D4 · B DC

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