Colour

#DBDAD6

#DBDAD6
Grey
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBDAD6 is a grey with RGB values 219, 218, 214 and HSL 48°, 6%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBDAD6#DBDAD6

HEX#DBDAD6

RGBrgb(219, 218, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8549, 0.8392

RGB percentages85.9%, 85.5%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(48, 6.5%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 2.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 2.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,408,406

CSS custom property--colour: #DBDAD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#242529

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBDAD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDAD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#DCD9D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.2 Light grey · ΔE 3.3 Linen · ΔE 9.4 Silver · ΔE 9.6 White smoke · ΔE 9.7 Sea shell · ΔE 10.7

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.24, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D6D7DB

Analogous#DBD8D6, #DADBD6

Triadic#D6DBDA, #DAD6DB

Split complementary#D6DADB, #D8D6DB

Tetradic#D6DBD8, #D6D7DB, #DBD6DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3F3F1

Darker −10%#C3C1BB

Darker −20%#ABA9A0

Darker −30%#939085

Darker −40%#7A776B

More saturated +25%#E5E0CC

Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R219

G218

B214

Red219 (85.9%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)6.49%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G DA · B D6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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