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Recognised as Colour

#E7E1E1

  • #E7E1E1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E7E1E1 is a red with RGB values 231, 225, 225 and HSL 0°, 11%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E7E1E1#E7E1E1
HEX#E7E1E1
RGBrgb(231, 225, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8824, 0.8824
RGB percentages90.6%, 88.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(0, 11.1%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 2.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 2.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,196,641
CSS custom property--colour: #E7E1E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.26:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#181E1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E3E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E9E1E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.1Light grey · ΔE 5.8White smoke · ΔE 6.9Lavender blush · ΔE 7.3Linen · ΔE 7.5Sea shell · ΔE 8.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E7E7
Analogous#E7E1E4, #E7E4E1
Triadic#E1E7E1, #E1E1E7
Split complementary#E1E7E4, #E1E4E7
Tetradic#E4E7E1, #E1E7E7, #E4E1E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFDFD
Darker −10%#D0C5C5
Darker −20%#BAA8A8
Darker −30%#A38C8C
Darker −40%#8C7070
More saturated +25%#EEDADA
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R231
G225
B225
Red231 (90.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G E1 · B E1

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