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Recognised as Colour

#DFDBDA

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

#DFDBDA is a near-white with RGB values 223, 219, 218 and HSL 12°, 7%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDBDA#DFDBDA
HEX#DFDBDA
RGBrgb(223, 219, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8588, 0.8549
RGB percentages87.5%, 85.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(12, 7.2%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 2.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 2.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,670,810
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDBDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.28:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#202425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDBDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDCDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E0DBDBno 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 text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.5Light grey · ΔE 3.5White smoke · ΔE 9Linen · ΔE 9.2Lavender blush · ΔE 9.7Misty rose · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.53, 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#DADEDF
Analogous#DFDADC, #DFDEDA
Triadic#DADFDB, #DBDADF
Split complementary#DADFDE, #DADCDF
Tetradic#DCDFDA, #DADEDF, #DEDADF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F6F5
Darker −10%#C7C0BF
Darker −20%#B0A6A3
Darker −30%#988B88
Darker −40%#7F716E
More saturated +25%#E8D6D1
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R223
G219
B218
Red223 (87.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)7.25%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G DB · B DA

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