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Colour

#E8E3E3

  • #E8E3E3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E8E3E3 is a red with RGB values 232, 227, 227 and HSL 0°, 10%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E8E3E3#E8E3E3
HEX#E8E3E3
RGBrgb(232, 227, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8902, 0.8902
RGB percentages91%, 89%, 89%
HSLhsl(0, 9.8%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 2.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 2.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,262,691
CSS custom property--colour: #E8E3E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.53:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#171C1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E4E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E4E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E9E3E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.4White smoke · ΔE 6.2Light grey · ΔE 6.3Lavender blush · ΔE 7Linen · ΔE 7.2Sea shell · ΔE 7.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.37, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E8E8
Analogous#E8E3E5, #E8E5E3
Triadic#E3E8E3, #E3E3E8
Split complementary#E3E8E5, #E3E5E8
Tetradic#E5E8E3, #E3E8E8, #E5E3E8

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%#D1C7C7
Darker −20%#BAABAB
Darker −30%#A38F8F
Darker −40%#8C7373
More saturated +25%#EEDDDD
Less saturated −25%#E5E5E5

Channel breakdown

R232
G227
B227
Red232 (91%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)9.8%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G E3 · B E3

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