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Recognised as Colour

#E6DCD9

  • #E6DCD9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E6DCD9 is a red with RGB values 230, 220, 217 and HSL 14°, 21%, 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

#E6DCD9#E6DCD9
HEX#E6DCD9
RGBrgb(230, 220, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8627, 0.851
RGB percentages90.2%, 86.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(13.8, 20.6%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 5.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 5.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,129,817
CSS custom property--colour: #E6DCD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#192326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDDD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DFD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E9DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 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 text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4Light grey · ΔE 5.6Misty rose · ΔE 7.5Linen · ΔE 7.7Lavender blush · ΔE 8.8Sea shell · ΔE 8.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.01, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E3E6
Analogous#E6D9DC, #E6E3D9
Triadic#D9E6DC, #DCD9E6
Split complementary#D9E6E3, #D9DCE6
Tetradic#DCE6D9, #D9E3E6, #E3D9E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF8F8
Darker −10%#D2C0BA
Darker −20%#BEA39B
Darker −30%#A9877D
Darker −40%#936C60
More saturated +25%#EED8D1
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R230
G220
B217
Red230 (90.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue13.85°
Saturation (HSL)20.63%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G DC · B D9

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