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Colour

#D7DEDE

  • #D7DEDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D7DEDE is a cyan with RGB values 215, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 10%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D7DEDE#D7DEDE
HEX#D7DEDE
RGBrgb(215, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages84.3%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 9.6%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 3.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK3.2%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,147,294
CSS custom property--colour: #D7DEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.39:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#282121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDCDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D5DFDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.5Light grey · ΔE 4.2White smoke · ΔE 8.9Alice blue · ΔE 9.9Silver · ΔE 10.5Ghost white · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.5, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED7D7
Analogous#D7DEDB, #D7DBDE
Triadic#DED7DE, #DEDED7
Split complementary#DED7DB, #DEDBD7
Tetradic#DBD7DE, #DED7D7, #DBDED7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F5F5
Darker −10%#BBC7C7
Darker −20%#9FB0B0
Darker −30%#839999
Darker −40%#698080
More saturated +25%#CEE7E7
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R215
G222
B222
Red215 (84.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)9.59%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR D7 · G DE · B DE

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