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Recognised as Colour

#D6E2DD

  • #D6E2DD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D6E2DD is a cyan with RGB values 214, 226, 221 and HSL 155°, 17%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D6E2DD#D6E2DD
HEX#D6E2DD
RGBrgb(214, 226, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8863, 0.8667
RGB percentages83.9%, 88.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(155, 17.1%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155, 5.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK5.3%, 0%, 2.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,082,781
CSS custom property--colour: #D6E2DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.78:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#291D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D4E2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.2Light grey · ΔE 6.6White smoke · ΔE 9.2Mint cream · ΔE 10.3Azure · ΔE 10.4Linen · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D6DB
Analogous#D6E2D7, #D6E1E2
Triadic#DDD6E2, #E2DDD6
Split complementary#E2D6E1, #E2D7D6
Tetradic#D7D6E2, #E2D6DB, #E1E2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F7F6
Darker −10%#B8CDC4
Darker −20%#9AB8AB
Darker −30%#7CA393
Darker −40%#628A79
More saturated +25%#CDEBDE
Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R214
G226
B221
Red214 (83.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue155°
Saturation (HSL)17.14%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D6 · G E2 · B DD

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