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Recognised as Colour

#E7DEDD

  • #E7DEDD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E7DEDD is a red with RGB values 231, 222, 221 and HSL 6°, 17%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E7DEDD#E7DEDD
HEX#E7DEDD
RGBrgb(231, 222, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8706, 0.8667
RGB percentages90.6%, 87.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(6, 17.2%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6, 4.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 4.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,869
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DEDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#182122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E9DDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.6Light grey · ΔE 5.6Misty rose · ΔE 7.6Linen · ΔE 7.7Lavender blush · ΔE 7.9White smoke · ΔE 8.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.57, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE6E7
Analogous#E7DDE1, #E7E3DD
Triadic#DDE7DE, #DEDDE7
Split complementary#DDE7E3, #DDE1E7
Tetradic#E1E7DD, #DDE6E7, #E3DDE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFBFB
Darker −10%#D2C1BF
Darker −20%#BDA4A1
Darker −30%#A88783
Darker −40%#916B67
More saturated +25%#EED8D6
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R231
G222
B221
Red231 (90.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue6°
Saturation (HSL)17.24%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DE · B DD

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