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Colour

#DAD8D8

  • #DAD8D8
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DAD8D8 is a near-white with RGB values 218, 216, 216 and HSL 0°, 3%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DAD8D8#DAD8D8
HEX#DAD8D8
RGBrgb(218, 216, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8471, 0.8471
RGB percentages85.5%, 84.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(0, 2.6%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.9%, 0.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,342,360
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD8D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.8:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#252727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D8D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D9D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD8D8no 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 text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.5Light grey · ΔE 2.1Silver · ΔE 8.8White smoke · ΔE 10.1Linen · ΔE 10.6Lavender blush · ΔE 10.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.46, 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#D8DADA
Analogous#DAD8D9, #DAD9D8
Triadic#D8DAD8, #D8D8DA
Split complementary#D8DAD9, #D8D9DA
Tetradic#D9DAD8, #D8DADA, #D9D8DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F2F2
Darker −10%#C1BEBE
Darker −20%#A8A4A4
Darker −30%#908989
Darker −40%#767070
More saturated +25%#E3CFCF
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R218
G216
B216
Red218 (85.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)2.63%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G D8 · B D8

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