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Recognised as Colour

#EDE1E2

  • #EDE1E2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#EDE1E2 is a red with RGB values 237, 225, 226 and HSL 355°, 25%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EDE1E2#EDE1E2
HEX#EDE1E2
RGBrgb(237, 225, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8824, 0.8863
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(355, 25%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 5.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 4.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,589,858
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.47:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#121E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E3E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E0E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.1Lavender blush · ΔE 6Misty rose · ΔE 6.3Light grey · ΔE 7.4Linen · ΔE 7.4White smoke · ΔE 7.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EDEC
Analogous#EDE1E8, #EDE6E1
Triadic#E2EDE1, #E1E2ED
Split complementary#E1EDE6, #E1E8ED
Tetradic#E8EDE1, #E1EDEC, #E6E1ED

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%#DAC1C3
Darker −20%#C7A1A4
Darker −30%#B48186
Darker −40%#A16267
More saturated +25%#F3DBDD
Less saturated −25%#E7E7E7

Channel breakdown

R237
G225
B226
Red237 (92.9%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E1 · B E2

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