Colour

#DDDCDA

#DDDCDA
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDCDA is a near-white with RGB values 221, 220, 218 and HSL 40°, 4%, 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

#DDDCDA#DDDCDA

HEX#DDDCDA

RGBrgb(221, 220, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8627, 0.8549

RGB percentages86.7%, 86.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(40, 4.2%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 1.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 1.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,539,994

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDCDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#222325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDCDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDDCDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#DEDCDBno 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 text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.1 Light grey · ΔE 3.4 White smoke · ΔE 8.8 Linen · ΔE 9.2 Silver · ΔE 10.1 Sea shell · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.1, 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#DADBDD

Analogous#DDDBDA, #DDDDDA

Triadic#DADDDC, #DCDADD

Split complementary#DADDDD, #DBDADD

Tetradic#DADDDB, #DADBDD, #DDDADD

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%#C5C3BF

Darker −20%#ACAAA5

Darker −30%#94918A

Darker −40%#7A7771

More saturated +25%#E6DFD1

Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R221

G220

B218

Red221 (86.7%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)4.23%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G DC · B DA

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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