Colour

#DDDDDC

#DDDDDC
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDDDC is a near-white with RGB values 221, 221, 220 and HSL 60°, 1%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDDDC#DDDDDC

HEX#DDDDDC

RGBrgb(221, 221, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.8627

RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(60, 1.4%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 0.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,540,252

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDDDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.45:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#222223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

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

Tritanopia#DDDDDDno 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 text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 0.6 Light grey · ΔE 3.6 White smoke · ΔE 8.5 Linen · ΔE 9.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 10.1 Sea shell · ΔE 10.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 0.62, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCDCDD

Analogous#DDDDDC, #DDDDDC

Triadic#DCDDDD, #DDDCDD

Split complementary#DCDDDD, #DDDCDD

Tetradic#DCDDDD, #DCDCDD, #DDDCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F6F6

Darker −10%#C4C4C2

Darker −20%#ABABA8

Darker −30%#92928E

Darker −40%#787875

More saturated +25%#E6E6D3

Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R221

G221

B220

Red221 (86.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)1.45%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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