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Colour

#E9E9E9

  • #E9E9E9
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#E9E9E9 is a near-white with RGB values 233, 233, 233 and HSL 0°, 0%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#E9E9E9#E9E9E9
HEX#E9E9E9
RGBrgb(233, 233, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.9137, 0.9137
RGB percentages91.4%, 91.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 91.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,329,769
CSS custom property--colour: #E9E9E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.3:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#161616

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E9E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E9E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#E9E9E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.2Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6Ghost white · ΔE 6.5Snow · ΔE 6.5Alice blue · ΔE 6.6Linen · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.19, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E9E9
Analogous#E9E9E9, #E9E9E9
Triadic#E9E9E9, #E9E9E9
Split complementary#E9E9E9, #E9E9E9
Tetradic#E9E9E9, #E9E9E9, #E9E9E9

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%#D0D0D0
Darker −20%#B6B6B6
Darker −30%#9D9D9D
Darker −40%#838383
More saturated +25%#EFE3E3
Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R233
G233
B233
Red233 (91.4%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness91.37%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR E9 · G E9 · B E9

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