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Recognised as Colour

#EDE8E9

  • #EDE8E9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#EDE8E9 is a red with RGB values 237, 232, 233 and HSL 348°, 12%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#EDE8E9#EDE8E9
HEX#EDE8E9
RGBrgb(237, 232, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9098, 0.9137
RGB percentages92.9%, 91%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(348, 12.2%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 2.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 1.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,657
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE8E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.32:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#121716

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E9E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAE9E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EEE8E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.5Gainsboro · ΔE 5Lavender blush · ΔE 5.5Snow · ΔE 6.3Ghost white · ΔE 6.4Sea shell · ΔE 6.5
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.54, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EDEC
Analogous#EDE8EC, #EDEAE8
Triadic#E9EDE8, #E8E9ED
Split complementary#E8EDEA, #E8ECED
Tetradic#ECEDE8, #E8EDEC, #EAE8ED

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%#D7CBCE
Darker −20%#C0AFB2
Darker −30%#AA9297
Darker −40%#93767C
More saturated +25%#F2E3E6
Less saturated −25%#EBEBEB

Channel breakdown

R237
G232
B233
Red237 (92.9%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)12.2%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E8 · B E9

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