Recognised as Colour

#D7D8DA

#D7D8DA
Grey
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D7D8DA is a grey with RGB values 215, 216, 218 and HSL 220°, 4%, 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

#D7D8DA#D7D8DA

HEX#D7D8DA

RGBrgb(215, 216, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8471, 0.8549

RGB percentages84.3%, 84.7%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(220, 3.9%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 1.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK1.4%, 0.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,145,754

CSS custom property--colour: #D7D8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68621WCAG 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#282725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7D8DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D8DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#D6D8D9no 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 text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.8 Light grey · ΔE 2.1 Silver · ΔE 8.7 White smoke · ΔE 10.3 Lavender · ΔE 10.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 11.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.82, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAD9D7

Analogous#D7DADA, #D8D7DA

Triadic#DAD7D8, #D8DAD7

Split complementary#DAD8D7, #DADAD7

Tetradic#DAD7DA, #DAD9D7, #D7DAD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1F2F3

Darker −10%#BDBEC1

Darker −20%#A2A4A9

Darker −30%#888B90

Darker −40%#6E7177

More saturated +25%#CDD5E4

Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R215

G216

B218

Red215 (84.3%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)3.9%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D7 · G D8 · B DA

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Colour harmonies

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