Colour
#DDD8DD
- #DDD8DD
- Near-white
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#DDD8DD is a near-white with RGB values 221, 216, 221 and HSL 300°, 7%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#DDD8DD#DDD8DD
HEX#DDD8DD
RGBrgb(221, 216, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8471, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 84.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(300, 6.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,538,973
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD8DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.94:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#222722
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8DDD8
Analogous#DBD8DD, #DDD8DB
Triadic#DDDDD8, #D8DDDD
Split complementary#DBDDD8, #D8DDDB
Tetradic#DDDBD8, #D8DDD8, #D8DBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G216
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)6.85%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DD · G D8 · B DD
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