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Colour

#DDDCD8

  • #DDDCD8
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDCD8 is a near-white with RGB values 221, 220, 216 and HSL 48°, 7%, 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

#DDDCD8#DDDCD8
HEX#DDDCD8
RGBrgb(221, 220, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8627, 0.8471
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(48, 6.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 2.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 2.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,539,992
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDCD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71516WCAG 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 15.3:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#222327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDCD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDCD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.1Light grey · ΔE 3.8Linen · ΔE 8.8White smoke · ΔE 9.1Sea shell · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.11, 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#D8D9DD
Analogous#DDDAD8, #DCDDD8
Triadic#D8DDDC, #DCD8DD
Split complementary#D8DCDD, #DAD8DD
Tetradic#D8DDDA, #D8D9DD, #DDD8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F4F3
Darker −10%#C5C4BD
Darker −20%#ADABA2
Darker −30%#969386
Darker −40%#7C796D
More saturated +25%#E6E1CF
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R221
G220
B216
Red221 (86.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)6.85%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G DC · B D8

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