Recognised as Colour

#E9E3E5

#E9E3E5
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#E9E3E5 is a red with RGB values 233, 227, 229 and HSL 340°, 12%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

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HEX#E9E3E5

RGBrgb(233, 227, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8902, 0.898

RGB percentages91.4%, 89%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(340, 12%, 90.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 2.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 1.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,328,229

CSS custom property--colour: #E9E3E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.58:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#161C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4E4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5E5E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EAE3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 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 text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.8 White smoke · ΔE 6.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 6.4 Light grey · ΔE 6.6 Ghost white · ΔE 7.7 Linen · ΔE 7.8

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.82, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3E9E7

Analogous#E9E3E8, #E9E4E3

Triadic#E5E9E3, #E3E5E9

Split complementary#E3E9E4, #E3E8E9

Tetradic#E8E9E3, #E3E9E7, #E4E3E9

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%#D3C6CA

Darker −20%#BCAAB0

Darker −30%#A68D95

Darker −40%#8F717B

More saturated +25%#EFDDE3

Less saturated −25%#E6E6E6

Channel breakdown

R233

G227

B229

Red233 (91.4%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)12%

Lightness90.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G E3 · B E5

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