Recognised as Colour
#D6D9D3
- #D6D9D3
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#D6D9D3 is a grey with RGB values 214, 217, 211 and HSL 90°, 7%, 84%. 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
#D6D9D3#D6D9D3
HEX#D6D9D3
RGBrgb(214, 217, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.851, 0.8275
RGB percentages83.9%, 85.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(90, 7.3%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 2.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 2.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,467
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D9D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 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#29262C
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6D3D9
Analogous#D9D9D3, #D3D9D3
Triadic#D3D6D9, #D9D3D6
Split complementary#D3D3D9, #D9D3D9
Tetradic#D3D9D9, #D6D3D9, #D9D3D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G217
B211
Red214 (83.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)7.32%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G D9 · B D3
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