#e8dede

Color #e8dede

A muted very light red.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-200 #e8e4e3 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e8dede

RGB

rgb(232, 222, 222)

HSL

hsl(0, 17.9%, 89%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 4.3%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 4.3%, 9%)

LAB

lab(89.24, 3.4, 1.22)

LCH

lch(89.24, 3.61, 19.74)

OKLCH

oklch(90.9%, 0.011, 17.45)

HWB

hwb(0, 87.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dee8e8

Analogous

#e8dee3

#e8dede

#e8e3de

Triadic

#e8dede

#dee8de

#dedee8

Split-complementary

#e8dede

#dee8e3

#dee3e8

Tetradic

#e8dede

#e8e8de

#dee8e8

#dedee8

Square

#e8dede

#e3e8de

#dee8e8

#e3dee8

Shades

Color #e8dede mixed toward black.

#c9b1b1

#aa8585

#865d5d

#593e3e

#2d1f1f

Tints

Color #e8dede mixed toward white.

#ece3e3

#f0e9e9

#f3eeee

#f7f4f4

#fbf9f9

Tones

Color #e8dede mixed toward gray.

#e7dfdf

#e6e0e0

#e5e0e0

#e5e1e1

#e4e2e2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4de · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#e4e5de · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#e8dede · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 4.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8dede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8dede]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#e8dede (#e8dede) is rgb(232, 222, 222) in RGB.

No, #e8dede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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