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Colour

#D6D8DC

  • #D6D8DC
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D6D8DC is a near-white with RGB values 214, 216, 220 and HSL 220°, 8%, 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

#D6D8DC#D6D8DC
HEX#D6D8DC
RGBrgb(214, 216, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8471, 0.8627
RGB percentages83.9%, 84.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(220, 7.9%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 2.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK2.7%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,220
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.72:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#292723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D8DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D8DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#D5D9D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 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 text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6Light grey · ΔE 2.8Silver · ΔE 8.9Lavender · ΔE 10White smoke · ΔE 10.5Alice blue · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.65, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCDAD6
Analogous#D6DBDC, #D7D6DC
Triadic#DCD6D8, #D8DCD6
Split complementary#DCD7D6, #DBDCD6
Tetradic#DCD6DB, #DCDAD6, #D6DCD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F2F3
Darker −10%#BABEC5
Darker −20%#9FA4AD
Darker −30%#838996
Darker −40%#6A707C
More saturated +25%#CDD5E6
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R214
G216
B220
Red214 (83.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)7.89%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G D8 · B DC

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