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Recognised as Colour

#E9DDDE

  • #E9DDDE
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E9DDDE is a red with RGB values 233, 221, 222 and HSL 355°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E9DDDE#E9DDDE
HEX#E9DDDE
RGBrgb(233, 221, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8667, 0.8706
RGB percentages91.4%, 86.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(355, 21.4%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 5.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 4.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,326,686
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DDDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.86:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#162221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDFDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ECDCDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6Light grey · ΔE 6.3Misty rose · ΔE 6.9Lavender blush · ΔE 7.4Linen · ΔE 8.4White smoke · ΔE 8.7
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#DDE9E8
Analogous#E9DDE4, #E9E2DD
Triadic#DEE9DD, #DDDEE9
Split complementary#DDE9E2, #DDE4E9
Tetradic#E4E9DD, #DDE9E8, #E2DDE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFCFC
Darker −10%#D5BEC0
Darker −20%#C19FA2
Darker −30%#AD8084
Darker −40%#986267
More saturated +25%#F0D6D8
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R233
G221
B222
Red233 (91.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G DD · B DE

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