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Recognised as Colour

#E9DEE1

  • #E9DEE1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E9DEE1 is a red with RGB values 233, 222, 225 and HSL 344°, 20%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E9DEE1#E9DEE1
HEX#E9DEE1
RGBrgb(233, 222, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8706, 0.8824
RGB percentages91.4%, 87.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(343.6, 20%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 4.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 3.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,326,945
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#16211E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EBDEDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6Light grey · ΔE 6.5Lavender blush · ΔE 6.9Misty rose · ΔE 7.4White smoke · ΔE 8.3Linen · 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#DEE9E6
Analogous#E9DEE6, #E9E1DE
Triadic#E1E9DE, #DEE1E9
Split complementary#DEE9E1, #DEE6E9
Tetradic#E6E9DE, #DEE9E6, #E1DEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFDFD
Darker −10%#D5BFC5
Darker −20%#C0A1A9
Darker −30%#AC828E
Darker −40%#976472
More saturated +25%#F0D7DE
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R233
G222
B225
Red233 (91.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G DE · B E1

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