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Colour

#DDDDD8

  • #DDDDD8
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDDD8 is a near-white with RGB values 221, 221, 216 and HSL 60°, 7%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDDD8#DDDDD8
HEX#DDDDD8
RGBrgb(221, 221, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.8471
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(60, 6.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,248
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDDD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#222227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDDD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDDD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDCDBno 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 text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.6Light grey · ΔE 4.3Linen · ΔE 8.5White smoke · ΔE 8.9Sea shell · ΔE 9.9Old lace · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.62, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8D8DD
Analogous#DDDBD8, #DBDDD8
Triadic#D8DDDD, #DDD8DD
Split complementary#D8DBDD, #DBD8DD
Tetradic#D8DDDB, #D8D8DD, #DDD8DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F5F3
Darker −10%#C5C5BD
Darker −20%#ADADA2
Darker −30%#969686
Darker −40%#7C7C6D
More saturated +25%#E6E6CF
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R221
G221
B216
Red221 (86.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)6.85%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B D8

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