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Recognised as Colour

#DAD7DB

  • #DAD7DB
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DAD7DB is a near-white with RGB values 218, 215, 219 and HSL 285°, 5%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DAD7DB#DAD7DB
HEX#DAD7DB
RGBrgb(218, 215, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8431, 0.8588
RGB percentages85.5%, 84.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(285, 5.3%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 1.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK0.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,342,107
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD7DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.72:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#252824

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D7D8DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D8DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DAD7D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.77, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D8DBD7
Analogous#D8D7DB, #DBD7DA
Triadic#DBDAD7, #D7DBDA
Split complementary#DADBD7, #D7DBD8
Tetradic#DBD8D7, #D8DBD7, #D7DADB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F2F3
Darker −10%#C1BCC3
Darker −20%#A8A1AB
Darker −30%#908693
Darker −40%#766D79
More saturated +25%#DFCEE4
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R218
G215
B219
Red218 (85.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)5.26%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G D7 · B DB

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