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Recognised as Colour

#D6DBDB

  • #D6DBDB
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D6DBDB is a grey with RGB values 214, 219, 219 and HSL 180°, 6%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D6DBDB#D6DBDB
HEX#D6DBDB
RGBrgb(214, 219, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8588, 0.8588
RGB percentages83.9%, 85.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(180, 6.5%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,080,987
CSS custom property--colour: #D6DBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#292424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D5DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.9Light grey · ΔE 3.1Silver · ΔE 9.5White smoke · ΔE 9.7Alice blue · ΔE 10.8Linen · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.93, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD6D6
Analogous#D6DBD9, #D6D9DB
Triadic#DBD6DB, #DBDBD6
Split complementary#DBD6D9, #DBD9D6
Tetradic#D9D6DB, #DBD6D6, #D9DBD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F3F3
Darker −10%#BBC3C3
Darker −20%#A0ABAB
Darker −30%#859393
Darker −40%#6B7A7A
More saturated +25%#CCE5E5
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R214
G219
B219
Red214 (83.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)6.49%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR D6 · G DB · B DB

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