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Colour

#D9DDDD

  • #D9DDDD
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9DDDD is a near-white with RGB values 217, 221, 221 and HSL 180°, 6%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9DDDD#D9DDDD
HEX#D9DDDD
RGBrgb(217, 221, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8667, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.1%, 86.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(180, 5.6%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 1.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 0%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,278,109
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.34:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#262222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDDDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDCDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D8DDDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.4Light grey · ΔE 3.6White smoke · ΔE 8.8Alice blue · ΔE 10.1Silver · ΔE 10.2Linen · ΔE 10.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.43, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD9D9
Analogous#D9DDDB, #D9DBDD
Triadic#DDD9DD, #DDDDD9
Split complementary#DDD9DB, #DDDBD9
Tetradic#DBD9DD, #DDD9D9, #DBDDD9

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%#BEC5C5
Darker −20%#A3ADAD
Darker −30%#889595
Darker −40%#6E7C7C
More saturated +25%#D0E6E6
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R217
G221
B221
Red217 (85.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)5.56%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR D9 · G DD · B DD

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