Colour

#E5DCDD

#E5DCDD
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5DCDD is a red with RGB values 229, 220, 221 and HSL 353°, 15%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5DCDD#E5DCDD

HEX#E5DCDD

RGBrgb(229, 220, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8627, 0.8667

RGB percentages89.8%, 86.3%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(353.3, 14.8%, 88%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 3.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.9%, 3.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,064,285

CSS custom property--colour: #E5DCDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1A2322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDDDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDFDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E7DBDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.4 Light grey · ΔE 5.1 Misty rose · ΔE 8.1 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.1 White smoke · ΔE 8.7 Linen · ΔE 8.9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.37, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCE5E4

Analogous#E5DCE2, #E5E0DC

Triadic#DDE5DC, #DCDDE5

Split complementary#DCE5E0, #DCE2E5

Tetradic#E2E5DC, #DCE5E4, #E0DCE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF9F9

Darker −10%#CFBFC1

Darker −20%#BAA1A4

Darker −30%#A48488

Darker −40%#8D686C

More saturated +25%#EDD4D7

Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R229

G220

B221

Red229 (89.8%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue353.33°

Saturation (HSL)14.75%

Lightness88.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G DC · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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