Colour

#DDDBDD

#DDDBDD
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDBDD is a near-white with RGB values 221, 219, 221 and HSL 300°, 3%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDBDD#DDDBDD

HEX#DDDBDD

RGBrgb(221, 219, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8588, 0.8667

RGB percentages86.7%, 85.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(300, 2.9%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 0.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,539,741

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDBDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.25:1

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

Contrast with black15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#222422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBDBDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDCDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DDDBDCno 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 text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.3 Light grey · ΔE 3.3 White smoke · ΔE 9 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.8 Silver · ΔE 10 Lavender · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.28, 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#DBDDDB

Analogous#DCDBDD, #DDDBDC

Triadic#DDDDDB, #DBDDDD

Split complementary#DCDDDB, #DBDDDC

Tetradic#DDDCDB, #DBDDDB, #DBDCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F5F6

Darker −10%#C4C1C4

Darker −20%#ABA7AB

Darker −30%#938C93

Darker −40%#797379

More saturated +25%#E6D2E6

Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R221

G219

B221

Red221 (86.7%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)2.86%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR DD · G DB · B DD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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