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Recognised as Colour

#EFE4E3

  • #EFE4E3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#EFE4E3 is a red with RGB values 239, 228, 227 and HSL 5°, 27%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EFE4E3#EFE4E3
HEX#EFE4E3
RGBrgb(239, 228, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8941, 0.8902
RGB percentages93.7%, 89.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(5, 27.3%, 91.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,699
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE4E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#101B1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E5E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E7E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F2E3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.4Lavender blush · ΔE 5.7Linen · ΔE 6Misty rose · ΔE 6.1Sea shell · ΔE 6.5White smoke · ΔE 6.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EEEF
Analogous#EFE3E8, #EFEAE3
Triadic#E3EFE4, #E4E3EF
Split complementary#E3EFEA, #E3E8EF
Tetradic#E8EFE3, #E3EEEF, #EAE3EF

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%#DCC5C3
Darker −20%#CAA5A2
Darker −30%#B78682
Darker −40%#A56761
More saturated +25%#F4DFDD
Less saturated −25%#EAE9E9

Channel breakdown

R239
G228
B227
Red239 (93.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness91.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E4 · B E3

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