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Colour

#DDDFE1

  • #DDDFE1
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDFE1 is a near-white with RGB values 221, 223, 225 and HSL 210°, 6%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDFE1#DDDFE1
HEX#DDDFE1
RGBrgb(221, 223, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8745, 0.8824
RGB percentages86.7%, 87.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(210, 6.2%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 1.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK1.8%, 0.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,769
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDFE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.72:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#22201E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDFE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDFE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DCDFE0no 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 text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.6Light grey · ΔE 4.4White smoke · ΔE 7.9Alice blue · ΔE 9Ghost white · ΔE 9.4Lavender blush · ΔE 9.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.58, 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#E1DFDD
Analogous#DDE1E1, #DDDDE1
Triadic#E1DDDF, #DFE1DD
Split complementary#E1DDDD, #E1E1DD
Tetradic#E1DDE1, #E1DFDD, #DDE1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9F9
Darker −10%#C2C6C9
Darker −20%#A7ACB1
Darker −30%#8C9399
Darker −40%#717981
More saturated +25%#D5DFE9
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R221
G223
B225
Red221 (86.7%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G DF · B E1

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