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Recognised as Colour

#E8DCDC

  • #E8DCDC
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E8DCDC is a red with RGB values 232, 220, 220 and HSL 0°, 21%, 89%. 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

#E8DCDC#E8DCDC
HEX#E8DCDC
RGBrgb(232, 220, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8627, 0.8627
RGB percentages91%, 86.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(0, 20.7%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 5.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 5.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,260,892
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DCDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#172323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDDDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1DFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#EBDBDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 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 text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.4Light grey · ΔE 6Misty rose · ΔE 7Lavender blush · ΔE 7.9Linen · ΔE 8.4White smoke · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.45, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE8E8
Analogous#E8DCE2, #E8E2DC
Triadic#DCE8DC, #DCDCE8
Split complementary#DCE8E2, #DCE2E8
Tetradic#E2E8DC, #DCE8E8, #E2DCE8

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%#D4BDBD
Darker −20%#C09E9E
Darker −30%#AB8080
Darker −40%#966262
More saturated +25%#EFD5D5
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R232
G220
B220
Red232 (91%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DC · B DC

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