Colour

#EAE7EA

#EAE7EA
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#EAE7EA is a near-white with RGB values 234, 231, 234 and HSL 300°, 7%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EAE7EA#EAE7EA

HEX#EAE7EA

RGBrgb(234, 231, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.9059, 0.9176

RGB percentages91.8%, 90.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(300, 6.7%, 91.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 1.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,394,794

CSS custom property--colour: #EAE7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.12:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#151815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7E8EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7E8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EAE7E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6 White smoke · ΔE 5 Lavender blush · ΔE 6 Ghost white · ΔE 6.2 Alice blue · ΔE 6.8 Snow · ΔE 6.9

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7EAE7

Analogous#E9E7EA, #EAE7E9

Triadic#EAEAE7, #E7EAEA

Split complementary#E9EAE7, #E7EAE9

Tetradic#EAE9E7, #E7EAE7, #E7E9EA

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%#D2CCD2

Darker −20%#BAB1BA

Darker −30%#A395A3

Darker −40%#8B7A8B

More saturated +25%#F0E1F0

Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R234

G231

B234

Red234 (91.8%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)6.67%

Lightness91.18%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR EA · G E7 · B EA

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Colour values

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