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Recognised as Colour

#E8DCDA

  • #E8DCDA
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E8DCDA is a red with RGB values 232, 220, 218 and HSL 9°, 23%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E8DCDA#E8DCDA
HEX#E8DCDA
RGBrgb(232, 220, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8627, 0.8549
RGB percentages91%, 86.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(8.6, 23.3%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,260,890
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DCDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#172325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDDDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1DFDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#EBDBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6Light grey · ΔE 6.1Misty rose · ΔE 6.8Linen · ΔE 7.8Lavender blush · ΔE 8.3Sea shell · ΔE 8.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.57, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAE6E8
Analogous#E8DADF, #E8E3DA
Triadic#DAE8DC, #DCDAE8
Split complementary#DAE8E3, #DADFE8
Tetradic#DFE8DA, #DAE6E8, #E3DAE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFAF9
Darker −10%#D4BEBB
Darker −20%#C1A19B
Darker −30%#AD837C
Darker −40%#98675E
More saturated +25%#F0D7D3
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R232
G220
B218
Red232 (91%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)23.33%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DC · B DA

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