Colour

#DCE1DF

#DCE1DF
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCE1DF is a near-white with RGB values 220, 225, 223 and HSL 156°, 8%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCE1DF#DCE1DF

HEX#DCE1DF

RGBrgb(220, 225, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8824, 0.8745

RGB percentages86.3%, 88.2%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(156, 7.7%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156, 2.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK2.2%, 0%, 0.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,475,743

CSS custom property--colour: #DCE1DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.88:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#231E20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E0DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0E0DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DBE1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.5 Light grey · ΔE 5 White smoke · ΔE 7.7 Linen · ΔE 9.2 Alice blue · ΔE 9.3 Sea shell · ΔE 10

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.48, a close match

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1DCDE

Analogous#DCE1DD, #DCE1E1

Triadic#DFDCE1, #E1DFDC

Split complementary#E1DCE1, #E1DDDC

Tetradic#DDDCE1, #E1DCDE, #E1E1DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7F9F8

Darker −10%#C1C9C6

Darker −20%#A5B2AD

Darker −30%#8A9A94

Darker −40%#6F827A

More saturated +25%#D4E9E1

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R220

G225

B223

Red220 (86.3%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue156°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DC · G E1 · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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