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Colour

#DDDADD

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

#DDDADD is a near-white with RGB values 221, 218, 221 and HSL 300°, 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

#DDDADD#DDDADD
HEX#DDDADD
RGBrgb(221, 218, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8549, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 85.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(300, 4.2%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 1.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,539,485
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#222522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADBDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADBDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DDDADBno 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 text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2Light grey · ΔE 3.4White smoke · ΔE 9.4Lavender blush · ΔE 9.7Silver · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.95, 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#DADDDA
Analogous#DCDADD, #DDDADC
Triadic#DDDDDA, #DADDDD
Split complementary#DCDDDA, #DADDDC
Tetradic#DDDCDA, #DADDDA, #DADCDD

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%#C5BFC5
Darker −20%#ACA5AC
Darker −30%#948A94
Darker −40%#7A717A
More saturated +25%#E6D1E6
Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R221
G218
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)4.23%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DD · G DA · B DD

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