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Colour

#EDE6E4

  • #EDE6E4
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#EDE6E4 is a red with RGB values 237, 230, 228 and HSL 13°, 20%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EDE6E4#EDE6E4
HEX#EDE6E4
RGBrgb(237, 230, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.902, 0.8941
RGB percentages92.9%, 90.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(13.3, 20%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 3.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 3.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,140
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE6E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#12191B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E7E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E8E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE5E5no 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 text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.8White smoke · ΔE 5.5Linen · ΔE 5.5Sea shell · ΔE 6Lavender blush · ΔE 6.3Snow · ΔE 7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EBED
Analogous#EDE4E7, #EDEBE4
Triadic#E4EDE6, #E6E4ED
Split complementary#E4EDEB, #E4E7ED
Tetradic#E7EDE4, #E4EBED, #EBE4ED

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%#D9CAC5
Darker −20%#C4ADA7
Darker −30%#B09188
Darker −40%#9B756A
More saturated +25%#F3E3DE
Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R237
G230
B228
Red237 (92.9%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue13.33°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E6 · B E4

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