Colour

#DBDADD

#DBDADD
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBDADD is a near-white with RGB values 219, 218, 221 and HSL 260°, 4%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBDADD#DBDADD

HEX#DBDADD

RGBrgb(219, 218, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8549, 0.8667

RGB percentages85.9%, 85.5%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(260, 4.2%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 1.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0.9%, 1.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,408,413

CSS custom property--colour: #DBDADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.08:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#242522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

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

Tritanopia#DBDADBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.7 Light grey · ΔE 3.1 White smoke · ΔE 9.5 Silver · ΔE 9.6 Lavender · ΔE 9.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.71, 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#DCDDDA

Analogous#DADBDD, #DDDADD

Triadic#DDDBDA, #DADDDB

Split complementary#DDDDDA, #DBDDDA

Tetradic#DDDADB, #DCDDDA, #DADDDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5F5F5

Darker −10%#C1BFC5

Darker −20%#A7A5AC

Darker −30%#8D8A94

Darker −40%#74717A

More saturated +25%#D8D1E6

Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R219

G218

B221

Red219 (85.9%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)4.23%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G DA · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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