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Recognised as Colour

#E7EDEC

  • #E7EDEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#E7EDEC is a cyan with RGB values 231, 237, 236 and HSL 170°, 14%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#E7EDEC#E7EDEC
HEX#E7EDEC
RGBrgb(231, 237, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.9294, 0.9255
RGB percentages90.6%, 92.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(170, 14.3%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 2.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 0.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,199,724
CSS custom property--colour: #E7EDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.72:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#181213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECECECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBEBECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E6EDEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 3.9Alice blue · ΔE 5.7Gainsboro · ΔE 5.9Mint cream · ΔE 6.4Azure · ΔE 6.4Ghost white · ΔE 6.4
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 3.92, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE7E8
Analogous#E7EDE9, #E7EBED
Triadic#ECE7ED, #EDECE7
Split complementary#EDE7EB, #EDE9E7
Tetradic#E9E7ED, #EDE7E8, #EBEDE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#CAD7D5
Darker −20%#ADC1BE
Darker −30%#90ABA7
Darker −40%#729690
More saturated +25%#E2F2F0
Less saturated −25%#EAEAEA

Channel breakdown

R231
G237
B236
Red231 (90.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E7 · G ED · B EC

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