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Recognised as Colour

#DFDCDC

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

#DFDCDC is a near-white with RGB values 223, 220, 220 and HSL 0°, 4%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDCDC#DFDCDC
HEX#DFDCDC
RGBrgb(223, 220, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8627, 0.8627
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(0, 4.5%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 1.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 1.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,068
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDCDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#202323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDCDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDDDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E0DCDCno 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 text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.1Light grey · ΔE 3.6White smoke · ΔE 8.6Linen · ΔE 9.3Lavender blush · ΔE 9.5Misty rose · ΔE 10.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.1, 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#DCDFDF
Analogous#DFDCDE, #DFDEDC
Triadic#DCDFDC, #DCDCDF
Split complementary#DCDFDE, #DCDEDF
Tetradic#DEDFDC, #DCDFDF, #DEDCDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F7F7
Darker −10%#C7C1C1
Darker −20%#AEA7A7
Darker −30%#968C8C
Darker −40%#7D7272
More saturated +25%#E7D4D4
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R223
G220
B220
Red223 (87.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)4.48%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G DC · B DC

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