Colour

#EDE8EA

#EDE8EA
Red
Light
Nearest: White smoke

#EDE8EA is a red with RGB values 237, 232, 234 and HSL 336°, 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

#EDE8EA#EDE8EA

HEX#EDE8EA

RGBrgb(237, 232, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9098, 0.9176

RGB percentages92.9%, 91%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(336, 12.2%, 92%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 2.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 1.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,591,658

CSS custom property--colour: #EDE8EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.33:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#121715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8E9EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9EAEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EEE8E9no 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 text17.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 5.1 Lavender blush · ΔE 5.3 Ghost white · ΔE 6.2 Snow · ΔE 6.3 Sea shell · ΔE 6.8

Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.6, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8EDEB

Analogous#EDE8ED, #EDE9E8

Triadic#EAEDE8, #E8EAED

Split complementary#E8EDE9, #E8EDED

Tetradic#EDEDE8, #E8EDEB, #E9E8ED

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%#D7CBD0

Darker −20%#C0AFB6

Darker −30%#AA929C

Darker −40%#937682

More saturated +25%#F2E3E9

Less saturated −25%#EBEBEB

Channel breakdown

R237

G232

B234

Red237 (92.9%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness91.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G E8 · B EA

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Colour values

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