Colour

#E5D9DB

#E5D9DB
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5D9DB is a red with RGB values 229, 217, 219 and HSL 350°, 19%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5D9DB#E5D9DB

HEX#E5D9DB

RGBrgb(229, 217, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.851, 0.8588

RGB percentages89.8%, 85.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(350, 18.8%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 5.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.2%, 4.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,063,515

CSS custom property--colour: #E5D9DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.28:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#1A2624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADBDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDDDDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E8D8DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.5 Light grey · ΔE 5.5 Misty rose · ΔE 7.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.6 Linen · ΔE 9.8 White smoke · ΔE 9.9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.48, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9E5E3

Analogous#E5D9E1, #E5DDD9

Triadic#DBE5D9, #D9DBE5

Split complementary#D9E5DD, #D9E1E5

Tetradic#E1E5D9, #D9E5E3, #DDD9E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAF7F8

Darker −10%#D0BBBE

Darker −20%#BC9CA2

Darker −30%#A77E85

Darker −40%#90626A

More saturated +25%#EDD1D6

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R229

G217

B219

Red229 (89.8%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)18.75%

Lightness87.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G D9 · B DB

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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