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Recognised as Colour

#ECE9EB

  • #ECE9EB
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#ECE9EB is a near-white with RGB values 236, 233, 235 and HSL 320°, 7%, 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

#ECE9EB#ECE9EB
HEX#ECE9EB
RGBrgb(236, 233, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9137, 0.9216
RGB percentages92.5%, 91.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(320, 7.3%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 1.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 0.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,526,379
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE9EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.1 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#131614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9EAEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAEAEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ECE9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 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 4.2Gainsboro · ΔE 5.1Lavender blush · ΔE 5.7Ghost white · ΔE 5.8Snow · ΔE 6.1Alice blue · ΔE 6.4
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#E9ECEA
Analogous#ECE9EC, #ECE9E9
Triadic#EBECE9, #E9EBEC
Split complementary#E9ECE9, #E9ECEC
Tetradic#ECECE9, #E9ECEA, #E9E9EC

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%#D4CED2
Darker −20%#BDB2B9
Darker −30%#A597A0
Darker −40%#8D7C87
More saturated +25%#F1E4ED
Less saturated −25%#EBEBEB

Channel breakdown

R236
G233
B235
Red236 (92.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)7.32%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E9 · B EB

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