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Recognised as Colour

#D8DDCD

  • #D8DDCD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D8DDCD is a green with RGB values 216, 221, 205 and HSL 79°, 19%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D8DDCD#D8DDCD
HEX#D8DDCD
RGBrgb(216, 221, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8667, 0.8039
RGB percentages84.7%, 86.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(78.8, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.8, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 7.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,557
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.14:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#272232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDBCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDBCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DADBD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 9Beige · ΔE 9.8Antique white · ΔE 10Linen · ΔE 10.2Old lace · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CDDD
Analogous#DDDACD, #D0DDCD
Triadic#CDD8DD, #DDCDD8
Split complementary#CDD0DD, #DACDDD
Tetradic#CDDDDA, #D2CDDD, #DDCDD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F2EB
Darker −10%#C0C8AF
Darker −20%#A9B490
Darker −30%#919F72
Darker −40%#77845A
More saturated +25%#DCE8C3
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R216
G221
B205
Red216 (84.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue78.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G DD · B CD

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