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Colour

#DEDEDE

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

#DEDEDE is a near-white with RGB values 222, 222, 222 and HSL 0°, 0%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEDEDE#DEDEDE
HEX#DEDEDE
RGBrgb(222, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,606,046
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.61:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#212121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDEDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDEDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 0.7Light grey · ΔE 3.9White smoke · ΔE 8.1Linen · ΔE 9.3Lavender blush · ΔE 9.6Alice blue · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 0.71, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDEDE
Analogous#DEDEDE, #DEDEDE
Triadic#DEDEDE, #DEDEDE
Split complementary#DEDEDE, #DEDEDE
Tetradic#DEDEDE, #DEDEDE, #DEDEDE

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%#C5C5C5
Darker −20%#ABABAB
Darker −30%#929292
Darker −40%#787878
More saturated +25%#E6D6D6
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R222
G222
B222
Red222 (87.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B DE

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