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Colour

#DCDDE0

  • #DCDDE0
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCDDE0 is a near-white with RGB values 220, 221, 224 and HSL 225°, 6%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCDDE0#DCDDE0
HEX#DCDDE0
RGBrgb(220, 221, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8667, 0.8784
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(225, 6.1%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 1.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK1.8%, 1.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,720
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDDE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#23221F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDDE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDDE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DBDEDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.6Light grey · ΔE 3.9White smoke · ΔE 8.6Lavender · ΔE 9.6Alice blue · ΔE 9.6Lavender blush · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.64, 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#E0DFDC
Analogous#DCDFE0, #DDDCE0
Triadic#E0DCDD, #DDE0DC
Split complementary#E0DDDC, #DFE0DC
Tetradic#E0DCDF, #E0DFDC, #DCE0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F7F8
Darker −10%#C1C3C8
Darker −20%#A6A8B0
Darker −30%#8B8E98
Darker −40%#71747F
More saturated +25%#D4D9E8
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R220
G221
B224
Red220 (86.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)6.06%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G DD · B E0

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