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Recognised as Colour

#E6DAE0

  • #E6DAE0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E6DAE0 is a red with RGB values 230, 218, 224 and HSL 330°, 19%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E6DAE0#E6DAE0
HEX#E6DAE0
RGBrgb(230, 218, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8549, 0.8784
RGB percentages90.2%, 85.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(330, 19.4%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 5.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 2.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,129,312
CSS custom property--colour: #E6DAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.47:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#19251F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDCE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDEE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E8DADCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 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 text15.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.4Light grey · ΔE 6.4Lavender blush · ΔE 8Misty rose · ΔE 8.6Lavender · ΔE 9.1White smoke · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAE6E0
Analogous#E6DAE6, #E6DADA
Triadic#E0E6DA, #DAE0E6
Split complementary#DAE6DA, #DAE6E6
Tetradic#E6E6DA, #DAE6E0, #DADAE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF8FA
Darker −10%#D1BCC7
Darker −20%#BD9DAD
Darker −30%#A87F94
Darker −40%#92627A
More saturated +25%#EED2E0
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R230
G218
B224
Red230 (90.2%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)19.35%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G DA · B E0

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