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Colour

#DDE0DE

  • #DDE0DE
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDE0DE is a near-white with RGB values 221, 224, 222 and HSL 140°, 5%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDE0DE#DDE0DE
HEX#DDE0DE
RGBrgb(221, 224, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8784, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.7%, 87.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(140, 4.6%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 1.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 0.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,022
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.79:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#221F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DFDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDFDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DDE0DFno 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 text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.9Light grey · ΔE 4.6White smoke · ΔE 7.8Linen · ΔE 8.9Alice blue · ΔE 9.6Sea shell · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.89, 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#E0DDDF
Analogous#DEE0DD, #DDE0E0
Triadic#DEDDE0, #E0DEDD
Split complementary#E0DDE0, #E0DDDE
Tetradic#DDDEE0, #E0DDDF, #E0E0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F8F8
Darker −10%#C2C8C4
Darker −20%#A8AFAA
Darker −30%#8D9790
Darker −40%#737E77
More saturated +25%#D5E8DB
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R221
G224
B222
Red221 (86.7%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)4.62%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E0 · B DE

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