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Recognised as Colour

#E9E1E1

  • #E9E1E1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E9E1E1 is a red with RGB values 233, 225, 225 and HSL 0°, 15%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E9E1E1#E9E1E1
HEX#E9E1E1
RGBrgb(233, 225, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8824, 0.8824
RGB percentages91.4%, 88.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(0, 15.4%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 3.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 3.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,327,713
CSS custom property--colour: #E9E1E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.32:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#161E1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E3E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EBE0E1no 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 text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.7Light grey · ΔE 6.3Lavender blush · ΔE 6.9White smoke · ΔE 7Linen · ΔE 7.3Misty rose · ΔE 7.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E9E9
Analogous#E9E1E5, #E9E5E1
Triadic#E1E9E1, #E1E1E9
Split complementary#E1E9E5, #E1E5E9
Tetradic#E5E9E1, #E1E9E9, #E5E1E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFEFE
Darker −10%#D3C4C4
Darker −20%#BEA6A6
Darker −30%#A88989
Darker −40%#936B6B
More saturated +25%#EFDADA
Less saturated −25%#E5E5E5

Channel breakdown

R233
G225
B225
Red233 (91.4%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G E1 · B E1

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