Colour

#DEDEDF

#DEDEDF
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEDEDF is a near-white with RGB values 222, 222, 223 and HSL 240°, 2%, 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

#DEDEDF#DEDEDF

HEX#DEDEDF

RGBrgb(222, 222, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 0.8745

RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(240, 1.5%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 0.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK0.4%, 0.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,606,047

CSS custom property--colour: #DEDEDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#212120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#DEDEDFno 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 0.5 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 text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 0.9 Light grey · ΔE 4 White smoke · ΔE 8.1 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.5 Linen · ΔE 9.5 Alice blue · ΔE 9.6

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 0.9, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familynear-white

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFDFDE

Analogous#DEDFDF, #DFDEDF

Triadic#DFDEDE, #DEDFDE

Split complementary#DFDFDE, #DFDFDE

Tetradic#DFDEDF, #DFDFDE, #DEDFDF

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%#C4C4C6

Darker −20%#AAAAAD

Darker −30%#909094

Darker −40%#77777A

More saturated +25%#D6D6E7

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R222

G222

B223

Red222 (87.1%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)1.54%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B DF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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