Colour

#E5DADD

#E5DADD
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5DADD is a red with RGB values 229, 218, 221 and HSL 344°, 17%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5DADD#E5DADD

HEX#E5DADD

RGBrgb(229, 218, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8549, 0.8667

RGB percentages89.8%, 85.5%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(343.6, 17.5%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 4.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 4.8%, 3.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,063,773

CSS custom property--colour: #E5DADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#1A2522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBDCDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDDDDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E7DADBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.3 Light grey · ΔE 5.5 Misty rose · ΔE 8.2 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.3 White smoke · ΔE 9.6 Linen · ΔE 9.9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.29, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAE5E2

Analogous#E5DAE3, #E5DCDA

Triadic#DDE5DA, #DADDE5

Split complementary#DAE5DC, #DAE3E5

Tetradic#E3E5DA, #DAE5E2, #DCDAE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAF8F9

Darker −10%#D0BCC1

Darker −20%#BB9EA6

Darker −30%#A6808A

Darker −40%#8F6470

More saturated +25%#EDD2D9

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R229

G218

B221

Red229 (89.8%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue343.64°

Saturation (HSL)17.46%

Lightness87.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G DA · B DD

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Colour values

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