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Colour

#DFDEDE

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

#DFDEDE is a near-white with RGB values 223, 222, 222 and HSL 0°, 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

#DFDEDE#DFDEDE
HEX#DFDEDE
RGBrgb(223, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages87.5%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(0, 1.5%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,582
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.64:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#202121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDEDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DFDEDEno 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 text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 0.9Light grey · ΔE 4White smoke · ΔE 8Linen · ΔE 9.1Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4Sea shell · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 0.86, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDFDF
Analogous#DFDEDF, #DFDFDE
Triadic#DEDFDE, #DEDEDF
Split complementary#DEDFDF, #DEDFDF
Tetradic#DFDFDE, #DEDFDF, #DFDEDF

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%#C6C4C4
Darker −20%#ADAAAA
Darker −30%#949090
Darker −40%#7A7777
More saturated +25%#E7D6D6
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R223
G222
B222
Red223 (87.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)1.54%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G DE · B DE

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