Recognised as Colour

#D9D6D7

#D9D6D7
Grey
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#D9D6D7 is a grey with RGB values 217, 214, 215 and HSL 340°, 4%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D9D6D7#D9D6D7

HEX#D9D6D7

RGBrgb(217, 214, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8392, 0.8431

RGB percentages85.1%, 83.9%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(340, 3.8%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 1.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 1.4%, 0.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,276,311

CSS custom property--colour: #D9D6D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#262928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6D6D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D7D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DAD6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 1.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2 Silver · ΔE 8.3 White smoke · ΔE 10.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 11.2 Linen · ΔE 11.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 1.79, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D6D9D8

Analogous#D9D6D9, #D9D7D6

Triadic#D7D9D6, #D6D7D9

Split complementary#D6D9D7, #D6D9D9

Tetradic#D9D9D6, #D6D9D8, #D7D6D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2F0F1

Darker −10%#C0BCBD

Darker −20%#A8A1A3

Darker −30%#8F878A

Darker −40%#766D70

More saturated +25%#E3CCD4

Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R217

G214

B215

Red217 (85.1%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)3.8%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G D6 · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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