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Colour

#DFDBDB

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

#DFDBDB is a near-white with RGB values 223, 219, 219 and HSL 0°, 6%, 87%. 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

#DFDBDB#DFDBDB
HEX#DFDBDB
RGBrgb(223, 219, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8588, 0.8588
RGB percentages87.5%, 85.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(0, 5.9%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 1.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,670,811
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#202424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDBDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDCDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E0DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 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 text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.4Light grey · ΔE 3.5White smoke · ΔE 8.9Linen · ΔE 9.4Lavender blush · ΔE 9.6Misty rose · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.44, 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#DBDFDF
Analogous#DFDBDD, #DFDDDB
Triadic#DBDFDB, #DBDBDF
Split complementary#DBDFDD, #DBDDDF
Tetradic#DDDFDB, #DBDFDF, #DDDBDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F6F6
Darker −10%#C7C0C0
Darker −20%#AFA5A5
Darker −30%#978A8A
Darker −40%#7E7070
More saturated +25%#E8D3D3
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R223
G219
B219
Red223 (87.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G DB · B DB

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