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Recognised as Colour

#D9E6DB

  • #D9E6DB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9E6DB is a green with RGB values 217, 230, 219 and HSL 129°, 21%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9E6DB#D9E6DB
HEX#D9E6DB
RGBrgb(217, 230, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.902, 0.8588
RGB percentages85.1%, 90.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(129.2, 20.6%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.2, 5.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK5.7%, 0%, 4.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,280,411
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E6DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.29:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#261924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#D8E5E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Honeydew · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 9.2Mint cream · ΔE 9.7Linen · ΔE 9.8White smoke · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D9E4
Analogous#DEE6D9, #D9E6E2
Triadic#DBD9E6, #E6DBD9
Split complementary#E2D9E6, #E6D9DE
Tetradic#D9DEE6, #E6D9E4, #E6E2D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FAF8
Darker −10%#BAD2BE
Darker −20%#9BBEA1
Darker −30%#7DA984
Darker −40%#609368
More saturated +25%#D1EED6
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R217
G230
B219
Red217 (85.1%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue129.23°
Saturation (HSL)20.63%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G E6 · B DB

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