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Colour

#E6DCDE

  • #E6DCDE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E6DCDE is a red with RGB values 230, 220, 222 and HSL 348°, 17%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E6DCDE#E6DCDE
HEX#E6DCDE
RGBrgb(230, 220, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8627, 0.8706
RGB percentages90.2%, 86.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(348, 16.7%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 4.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 3.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,129,822
CSS custom property--colour: #E6DCDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#192321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDFDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E8DBDDno 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 text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.9Light grey · ΔE 5.5Lavender blush · ΔE 7.8Misty rose · ΔE 7.9White smoke · ΔE 8.8Linen · ΔE 9.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.85, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE6E4
Analogous#E6DCE3, #E6DFDC
Triadic#DEE6DC, #DCDEE6
Split complementary#DCE6DF, #DCE3E6
Tetradic#E3E6DC, #DCE6E4, #DFDCE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFAFA
Darker −10%#D1BEC2
Darker −20%#BBA1A6
Darker −30%#A6838A
Darker −40%#8F676F
More saturated +25%#EDD4DA
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R230
G220
B222
Red230 (90.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G DC · B DE

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