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Recognised as Colour

#D6D8D9

  • #D6D8D9
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D6D8D9 is a grey with RGB values 214, 216, 217 and HSL 200°, 4%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D6D8D9#D6D8D9
HEX#D6D8D9
RGBrgb(214, 216, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8471, 0.851
RGB percentages83.9%, 84.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(200, 3.8%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 0.5%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,217
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D8D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#292726

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D8D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D7D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D5D8D8no 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 text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.8Light grey · ΔE 1.9Silver · ΔE 8.6White smoke · ΔE 10.4Lavender · ΔE 11.4Linen · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.78, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9D7D6
Analogous#D6D9D9, #D6D7D9
Triadic#D9D6D8, #D8D9D6
Split complementary#D9D6D7, #D9D9D6
Tetradic#D9D6D9, #D9D7D6, #D7D9D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F1F2
Darker −10%#BCBFC0
Darker −20%#A1A6A8
Darker −30%#878C8F
Darker −40%#6D7376
More saturated +25%#CCDBE3
Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R214
G216
B217
Red214 (83.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)3.8%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G D8 · B D9

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