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Recognised as Colour

#D9D3D9

  • #D9D3D9
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D9D3D9 is a grey with RGB values 217, 211, 217 and HSL 300°, 7%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D9D3D9#D9D3D9
HEX#D9D3D9
RGBrgb(217, 211, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8275, 0.851
RGB percentages85.1%, 82.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(300, 7.3%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,275,545
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D3D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#262C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D4D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D5D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D9D3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 3.9Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6Silver · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 10Lavender blush · ΔE 11.4Misty rose · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.89, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3D9D3
Analogous#D6D3D9, #D9D3D6
Triadic#D9D9D3, #D3D9D9
Split complementary#D6D9D3, #D3D9D6
Tetradic#D9D6D3, #D3D9D3, #D3D6D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1EEF1
Darker −10%#C1B8C1
Darker −20%#AA9CAA
Darker −30%#928192
Darker −40%#786878
More saturated +25%#E3C9E3
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R217
G211
B217
Red217 (85.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)7.32%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR D9 · G D3 · B D9

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