Colour

#DAD9DB

#DAD9DB
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DAD9DB is a near-white with RGB values 218, 217, 219 and HSL 270°, 3%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DAD9DB#DAD9DB

HEX#DAD9DB

RGBrgb(218, 217, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.851, 0.8588

RGB percentages85.5%, 85.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(270, 2.7%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 0.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK0.5%, 0.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,342,619

CSS custom property--colour: #DAD9DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.93:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#252624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D9DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9D9DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DAD9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.5 Light grey · ΔE 2.5 Silver · ΔE 9.2 White smoke · ΔE 9.8 Lavender · ΔE 10.6 Lavender blush · ΔE 10.6

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.45, 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#DADBD9

Analogous#D9D9DB, #DBD9DB

Triadic#DBDAD9, #D9DBDA

Split complementary#DBDBD9, #D9DBD9

Tetradic#DBD9D9, #DADBD9, #D9DBDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3F3F4

Darker −10%#C1BFC2

Darker −20%#A7A5A9

Darker −30%#8D8A91

Darker −40%#747177

More saturated +25%#DAD0E4

Less saturated −25%#DADADA

Channel breakdown

R218

G217

B219

Red218 (85.5%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)2.7%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DA · G D9 · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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