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Recognised as Colour

#EDE2E3

  • #EDE2E3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#EDE2E3 is a red with RGB values 237, 226, 227 and HSL 355°, 23%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EDE2E3#EDE2E3
HEX#EDE2E3
RGBrgb(237, 226, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8863, 0.8902
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(354.5, 23.4%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 4.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 4.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,115
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE2E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#121D1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E3E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E1E2no 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 text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5Lavender blush · ΔE 5.9Misty rose · ΔE 6.6White smoke · ΔE 7Linen · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EDEC
Analogous#EDE2E9, #EDE7E2
Triadic#E3EDE2, #E2E3ED
Split complementary#E2EDE7, #E2E9ED
Tetradic#E9EDE2, #E2EDEC, #E6E2ED

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%#D9C3C5
Darker −20%#C6A3A6
Darker −30%#B28488
Darker −40%#9F6469
More saturated +25%#F3DCDE
Less saturated −25%#E8E8E8

Channel breakdown

R237
G226
B227
Red237 (92.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue354.55°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E2 · B E3

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