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Recognised as Colour

#E9DFDF

  • #E9DFDF
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E9DFDF is a red with RGB values 233, 223, 223 and HSL 0°, 19%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E9DFDF#E9DFDF
HEX#E9DFDF
RGBrgb(233, 223, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8745, 0.8745
RGB percentages91.4%, 87.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(0, 18.5%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 4.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 4.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,327,199
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DFDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#162020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E0DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E2DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EBDEDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 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 text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4Light grey · ΔE 6.2Misty rose · ΔE 7.1Lavender blush · ΔE 7.2Linen · ΔE 7.7White smoke · ΔE 7.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFE9E9
Analogous#E9DFE4, #E9E4DF
Triadic#DFE9DF, #DFDFE9
Split complementary#DFE9E4, #DFE4E9
Tetradic#E4E9DF, #DFE9E9, #E4DFE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFDFD
Darker −10%#D4C1C1
Darker −20%#BFA3A3
Darker −30%#AB8484
Darker −40%#956767
More saturated +25%#F0D8D8
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R233
G223
B223
Red233 (91.4%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G DF · B DF

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