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Recognised as Colour

#DAD4D4

  • #DAD4D4
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DAD4D4 is a grey with RGB values 218, 212, 212 and HSL 0°, 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

#DAD4D4#DAD4D4
HEX#DAD4D4
RGBrgb(218, 212, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8314, 0.8314
RGB percentages85.5%, 83.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(0, 7.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 2.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 2.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,341,332
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD4D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.35:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#252B2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D5D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D6D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD4D4no 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 text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 2.3Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2Silver · ΔE 8Misty rose · ΔE 10.7Linen · ΔE 11.3White smoke · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 2.33, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4DADA
Analogous#DAD4D7, #DAD7D4
Triadic#D4DAD4, #D4D4DA
Split complementary#D4DAD7, #D4D7DA
Tetradic#D7DAD4, #D4DADA, #D7D4DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EFEF
Darker −10%#C2B9B9
Darker −20%#AB9D9D
Darker −30%#938282
Darker −40%#796969
More saturated +25%#E4CACA
Less saturated −25%#D7D7D7

Channel breakdown

R218
G212
B212
Red218 (85.5%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)7.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G D4 · B D4

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