Colour

#EBE0DE

#EBE0DE
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#EBE0DE is a red with RGB values 235, 224, 222 and HSL 9°, 25%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EBE0DE#EBE0DE

HEX#EBE0DE

RGBrgb(235, 224, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8784, 0.8706

RGB percentages92.2%, 87.8%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(9.2, 24.5%, 89.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 5.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 5.5%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,458,526

CSS custom property--colour: #EBE0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#141F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2E1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5E3DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EEDFDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.7 Misty rose · ΔE 6.5 Linen · ΔE 6.7 Light grey · ΔE 6.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 7.2 Sea shell · ΔE 7.6

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.67, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEE9EB

Analogous#EBDEE3, #EBE7DE

Triadic#DEEBE0, #E0DEEB

Split complementary#DEEBE7, #DEE3EB

Tetradic#E3EBDE, #DEE9EB, #E7DEEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFEFE

Darker −10%#D8C2BE

Darker −20%#C5A49E

Darker −30%#B1877F

Darker −40%#9E695F

More saturated +25%#F2DBD7

Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R235

G224

B222

Red235 (92.2%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)24.53%

Lightness89.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G E0 · B DE

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Colour values

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