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Colour

#D8DEDE

  • #D8DEDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D8DEDE is a cyan with RGB values 216, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 8%, 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

#D8DEDE#D8DEDE
HEX#D8DEDE
RGBrgb(216, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages84.7%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 8.3%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK2.7%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,830
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#272121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDCDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D6DEDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 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 text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2Light grey · ΔE 4.1White smoke · ΔE 8.8Alice blue · ΔE 9.8Silver · ΔE 10.5Linen · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.15, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED8D8
Analogous#D8DEDB, #D8DBDE
Triadic#DED8DE, #DEDED8
Split complementary#DED8DB, #DEDBD8
Tetradic#DBD8DE, #DED8D8, #DBDED8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F5F5
Darker −10%#BCC7C7
Darker −20%#A1AFAF
Darker −30%#859898
Darker −40%#6B7F7F
More saturated +25%#CFE7E7
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R216
G222
B222
Red216 (84.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR D8 · G DE · B DE

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