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Recognised as Colour

#D6D9D8

  • #D6D9D8
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D6D9D8 is a grey with RGB values 214, 217, 216 and HSL 160°, 4%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D6D9D8#D6D9D8
HEX#D6D9D8
RGBrgb(214, 217, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.851, 0.8471
RGB percentages83.9%, 85.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(160, 3.8%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 1.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 0.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,472
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D9D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#292627

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9D9D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D8D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D5D9D9no 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 text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.8Light grey · ΔE 2.2Silver · ΔE 8.8White smoke · ΔE 10.2Linen · ΔE 11Alice blue · ΔE 11.6
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#D9D6D7
Analogous#D6D9D7, #D6D9D9
Triadic#D8D6D9, #D9D8D6
Split complementary#D9D6D9, #D9D7D6
Tetradic#D7D6D9, #D9D6D7, #D9D9D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F2F1
Darker −10%#BCC0BF
Darker −20%#A1A8A6
Darker −30%#878F8C
Darker −40%#6D7673
More saturated +25%#CCE3DB
Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R214
G217
B216
Red214 (83.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)3.8%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G D9 · B D8

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