Colour

#E6DCDA

#E6DCDA
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E6DCDA is a red with RGB values 230, 220, 218 and HSL 10°, 19%, 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

#E6DCDA#E6DCDA

HEX#E6DCDA

RGBrgb(230, 220, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8627, 0.8549

RGB percentages90.2%, 86.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(10, 19.4%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 5.2%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 5.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,129,818

CSS custom property--colour: #E6DCDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73071WCAG 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 white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#192325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#E0DFDAno 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 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.8 Light grey · ΔE 5.4 Misty rose · ΔE 7.5 Linen · ΔE 7.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 8.6 White smoke · ΔE 8.9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.84, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAE4E6

Analogous#E6DADE, #E6E2DA

Triadic#DAE6DC, #DCDAE6

Split complementary#DAE6E2, #DADEE6

Tetradic#DEE6DA, #DAE4E6, #E2DAE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF9F8

Darker −10%#D1BFBC

Darker −20%#BDA29D

Darker −30%#A8867F

Darker −40%#926A62

More saturated +25%#EED7D2

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R230

G220

B218

Red230 (90.2%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)19.35%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G DC · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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