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Recognised as Colour

#E8D5D8

  • #E8D5D8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E8D5D8 is a red with RGB values 232, 213, 216 and HSL 351°, 29%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E8D5D8#E8D5D8
HEX#E8D5D8
RGBrgb(232, 213, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8353, 0.8471
RGB percentages91%, 83.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(350.5, 29.2%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 8.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 6.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,259,096
CSS custom property--colour: #E8D5D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.94:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#172A27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D8D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDBD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ECD4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.2Misty rose · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 7.5Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4Linen · ΔE 11.3Silver · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5E8E5
Analogous#E8D5E2, #E8DCD5
Triadic#D8E8D5, #D5D8E8
Split complementary#D5E8DC, #D5E1E8
Tetradic#E2E8D5, #D5E8E5, #DCD5E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF6F7
Darker −10%#D6B4B9
Darker −20%#C4939B
Darker −30%#B2727C
Darker −40%#9C5560
More saturated +25%#F0CDD2
Less saturated −25%#E0DDDE

Channel breakdown

R232
G213
B216
Red232 (91%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue350.53°
Saturation (HSL)29.23%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G D5 · B D8

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