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Recognised as Colour

#E5E0E1

  • #E5E0E1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5E0E1 is a red with RGB values 229, 224, 225 and HSL 348°, 9%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5E0E1#E5E0E1
HEX#E5E0E1
RGBrgb(229, 224, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8784, 0.8824
RGB percentages89.8%, 87.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(348, 8.8%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 2.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 1.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,065,313
CSS custom property--colour: #E5E0E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1A1F1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E6E0E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6Light grey · ΔE 5.4White smoke · ΔE 7.2Lavender blush · ΔE 7.7Linen · ΔE 8.2Sea shell · ΔE 8.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.61, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E5E4
Analogous#E5E0E4, #E5E2E0
Triadic#E1E5E0, #E0E1E5
Split complementary#E0E5E2, #E0E4E5
Tetradic#E4E5E0, #E0E5E4, #E2E0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFC
Darker −10%#CEC4C6
Darker −20%#B6A9AB
Darker −30%#9F8D90
Darker −40%#877276
More saturated +25%#ECD9DD
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R229
G224
B225
Red229 (89.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)8.77%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G E0 · B E1

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