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Colour

#DBDAD9

  • #DBDAD9
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBDAD9 is a near-white with RGB values 219, 218, 217 and HSL 30°, 3%, 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

#DBDAD9#DBDAD9
HEX#DBDAD9
RGBrgb(219, 218, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8549, 0.851
RGB percentages85.9%, 85.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(30, 2.7%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 0.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 0.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,408,409
CSS custom property--colour: #DBDAD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.04:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#242526

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADAD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDAD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DBDADAno 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 text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 0.9Light grey · ΔE 2.6Silver · ΔE 9.4White smoke · ΔE 9.5Linen · ΔE 10Lavender blush · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 0.91, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DADB
Analogous#DBD9D9, #DBDBD9
Triadic#D9DBDA, #DAD9DB
Split complementary#D9DBDB, #D9D9DB
Tetradic#D9DBD9, #D9DADB, #DBD9DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F3F3
Darker −10%#C2C1BF
Darker −20%#A9A7A5
Darker −30%#918D8A
Darker −40%#777471
More saturated +25%#E4DAD0
Less saturated −25%#DADADA

Channel breakdown

R219
G218
B217
Red219 (85.9%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)2.7%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G DA · B D9

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