Colour

#DBDBDC

#DBDBDC
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBDBDC is a near-white with RGB values 219, 219, 220 and HSL 240°, 1%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBDBDC#DBDBDC

HEX#DBDBDC

RGBrgb(219, 219, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8588, 0.8627

RGB percentages85.9%, 85.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(240, 1.4%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 0.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK0.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,408,668

CSS custom property--colour: #DBDBDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.18:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#242423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

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

Tritanopia#DBDBDBno 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 text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 0.6 Light grey · ΔE 2.9 White smoke · ΔE 9.1 Silver · ΔE 9.7 Linen · ΔE 10.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 10.4

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 0.62, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCDCDB

Analogous#DBDCDC, #DCDBDC

Triadic#DCDBDB, #DBDCDB

Split complementary#DCDCDB, #DCDCDB

Tetradic#DCDBDC, #DCDCDB, #DBDCDC

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%#C1C1C3

Darker −20%#A7A7AA

Darker −30%#8D8D91

Darker −40%#747477

More saturated +25%#D2D2E5

Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R219

G219

B220

Red219 (85.9%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)1.41%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G DB · B DC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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