Colour

#E7DAD7

#E7DAD7
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E7DAD7 is a red with RGB values 231, 218, 215 and HSL 11°, 25%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E7DAD7#E7DAD7

HEX#E7DAD7

RGBrgb(231, 218, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8549, 0.8431

RGB percentages90.6%, 85.5%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(11.2, 25%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 6.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 5.6%, 6.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,194,839

CSS custom property--colour: #E7DAD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#182528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDBD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EBD8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 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 text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5 Light grey · ΔE 6.1 Misty rose · ΔE 6.9 Linen · ΔE 8.2 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.1 Sea shell · ΔE 9.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7E4E7

Analogous#E7D7DC, #E7E2D7

Triadic#D7E7DA, #DAD7E7

Split complementary#D7E7E2, #D7DCE7

Tetradic#DCE7D7, #D7E4E7, #E2D7E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAF7F7

Darker −10%#D4BDB7

Darker −20%#C19F97

Darker −30%#AE8277

Darker −40%#97665B

More saturated +25%#EFD5CF

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R231

G218

B215

Red231 (90.6%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue11.25°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness87.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G DA · B D7

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