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Recognised as Colour

#D4D4D4

  • #D4D4D4
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D4D4D4 is a grey with RGB values 212, 212, 212 and HSL 0°, 0%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4
HEX#D4D4D4
RGBrgb(212, 212, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8314, 0.8314
RGB percentages83.1%, 83.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,948,116
CSS custom property--colour: #D4D4D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#2B2B2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D4D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D4D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#D4D4D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 0.4Gainsboro · ΔE 2.8Silver · ΔE 7.2White smoke · ΔE 11.6Linen · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 0.36, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4D4D4
Analogous#D4D4D4, #D4D4D4
Triadic#D4D4D4, #D4D4D4
Split complementary#D4D4D4, #D4D4D4
Tetradic#D4D4D4, #D4D4D4, #D4D4D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEEEEE
Darker −10%#BBBBBB
Darker −20%#A1A1A1
Darker −30%#888888
Darker −40%#6E6E6E
More saturated +25%#DFC9C9
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R212
G212
B212
Red212 (83.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR D4 · G D4 · B D4

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