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Colour

#EDE3E5

  • #EDE3E5
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#EDE3E5 is a red with RGB values 237, 227, 229 and HSL 348°, 22%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EDE3E5#EDE3E5
HEX#EDE3E5
RGBrgb(237, 227, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8902, 0.898
RGB percentages92.9%, 89%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(348, 21.7%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 4.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 3.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,373
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE3E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#121C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5Lavender blush · ΔE 5.5White smoke · ΔE 6.6Misty rose · ΔE 7Linen · ΔE 7.5Light grey · ΔE 7.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.98, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EDEB
Analogous#EDE3EA, #EDE6E3
Triadic#E5EDE3, #E3E5ED
Split complementary#E3EDE6, #E3EAED
Tetradic#EAEDE3, #E3EDEB, #E6E3ED

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%#D9C4C8
Darker −20%#C5A5AB
Darker −30%#B1868F
Darker −40%#9D6772
More saturated +25%#F3DDE2
Less saturated −25%#E8E8E8

Channel breakdown

R237
G227
B229
Red237 (92.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E3 · B E5

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