Recognised as Colour

#D7D9D6

#D7D9D6
Grey
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#D7D9D6 is a grey with RGB values 215, 217, 214 and HSL 100°, 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

#D7D9D6#D7D9D6

HEX#D7D9D6

RGBrgb(215, 217, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.851, 0.8392

RGB percentages84.3%, 85.1%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(100, 3.8%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 1.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK0.9%, 0%, 1.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,146,006

CSS custom property--colour: #D7D9D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#282629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D8D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9D8D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7D9D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 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 text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2 Light grey · ΔE 2.6 Silver · ΔE 8.9 White smoke · ΔE 10.2 Linen · ΔE 10.5 Sea shell · ΔE 11.7

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.16, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8D6D9

Analogous#D9D9D6, #D6D9D7

Triadic#D6D7D9, #D9D6D7

Split complementary#D7D6D9, #D9D6D9

Tetradic#D6D9D9, #D8D6D9, #D9D7D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1F2F0

Darker −10%#BDC0BC

Darker −20%#A3A8A1

Darker −30%#8A8F87

Darker −40%#70766D

More saturated +25%#D4E3CC

Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R215

G217

B214

Red215 (84.3%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)3.8%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D7 · G D9 · B D6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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