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Colour

#EAECEC

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

#EAECEC is a near-white with RGB values 234, 236, 236 and HSL 180°, 5%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#EAECEC#EAECEC
HEX#EAECEC
RGBrgb(234, 236, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.9255, 0.9255
RGB percentages91.8%, 92.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(180, 5%, 92.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 0.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0.8%, 0%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,396,076
CSS custom property--colour: #EAECEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.71:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#151313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECECECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBEBECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E9ECECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 3.4Gainsboro · ΔE 5.5Alice blue · ΔE 5.7Ghost white · ΔE 5.8Snow · ΔE 5.9Sea shell · ΔE 6.8
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 3.36, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEAEA
Analogous#EAECEB, #EAEBEC
Triadic#ECEAEC, #ECECEA
Split complementary#ECEAEB, #ECEBEA
Tetradic#EBEAEC, #ECEAEA, #EBECEA

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%#CFD4D4
Darker −20%#B4BCBC
Darker −30%#9AA3A3
Darker −40%#7F8B8B
More saturated +25%#E5F1F1
Less saturated −25%#EBEBEB

Channel breakdown

R234
G236
B236
Red234 (91.8%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)5%
Lightness92.16%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR EA · G EC · B EC

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