Recognised as Colour
#D8DBD6
- #D8DBD6
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#D8DBD6 is a grey with RGB values 216, 219, 214 and HSL 96°, 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
#D8DBD6#D8DBD6
HEX#D8DBD6
RGBrgb(216, 219, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8588, 0.8392
RGB percentages84.7%, 85.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(96, 6.5%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96, 2.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 2.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,054
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DBD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70117WCAG 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 15.02:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#272429
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9D6DB
Analogous#DBDBD6, #D6DBD7
Triadic#D6D8DB, #DBD6D8
Split complementary#D7D6DB, #DBD6DB
Tetradic#D6DBDB, #D9D6DB, #DBD7D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G219
B214
Red216 (84.7%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue96°
Saturation (HSL)6.49%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G DB · B D6
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