Colour

#EDE4E5

#EDE4E5
Red
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#EDE4E5 is a red with RGB values 237, 228, 229 and HSL 353°, 20%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EDE4E5#EDE4E5

HEX#EDE4E5

RGBrgb(237, 228, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8941, 0.898

RGB percentages92.9%, 89.4%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(353.3, 20%, 91.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 3.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 3.8%, 3.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,590,629

CSS custom property--colour: #EDE4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.83:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#121B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5E5E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7E7E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EFE3E4no 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 text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 5.6 White smoke · ΔE 6.2 Linen · ΔE 6.9 Misty rose · ΔE 7.1 Sea shell · ΔE 7.1

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.82, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4EDEC

Analogous#EDE4EA, #EDE8E4

Triadic#E5EDE4, #E4E5ED

Split complementary#E4EDE8, #E4EAED

Tetradic#EAEDE4, #E4EDEC, #E8E4ED

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%#D9C5C8

Darker −20%#C4A7AA

Darker −30%#B0888D

Darker −40%#9B6A6F

More saturated +25%#F3DEE1

Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R237

G228

B229

Red237 (92.9%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue353.33°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness91.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G E4 · B E5

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Colour values

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