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Colour

#E9EAEA

  • #E9EAEA
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#E9EAEA is a near-white with RGB values 233, 234, 234 and HSL 180°, 2%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#E9EAEA#E9EAEA
HEX#E9EAEA
RGBrgb(233, 234, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.9176, 0.9176
RGB percentages91.4%, 91.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(180, 2.3%, 91.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 0.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK0.4%, 0%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,330,026
CSS custom property--colour: #E9EAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#161515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAEAEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAEAEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E9EAEAno 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 text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 3.9Gainsboro · ΔE 4.9Alice blue · ΔE 6.2Ghost white · ΔE 6.3Snow · ΔE 6.4Sea shell · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 3.93, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE9E9
Analogous#E9EAEA, #E9EAEA
Triadic#EAE9EA, #EAEAE9
Split complementary#EAE9EA, #EAEAE9
Tetradic#EAE9EA, #EAE9E9, #EAEAE9

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%#CFD1D1
Darker −20%#B5B8B8
Darker −30%#9B9F9F
Darker −40%#818686
More saturated +25%#E4EFEF
Less saturated −25%#EAEAEA

Channel breakdown

R233
G234
B234
Red233 (91.4%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)2.33%
Lightness91.57%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR E9 · G EA · B EA

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