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Recognised as Colour

#DFDEE2

  • #DFDEE2
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDEE2 is a near-white with RGB values 223, 222, 226 and HSL 255°, 6%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDEE2#DFDEE2
HEX#DFDEE2
RGBrgb(223, 222, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8706, 0.8863
RGB percentages87.5%, 87.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(255, 6.5%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 1.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK1.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,586
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#20211D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDEE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DFDFDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 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 text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.3Light grey · ΔE 4.6White smoke · ΔE 8.2Lavender · ΔE 8.9Lavender blush · ΔE 8.9Alice blue · ΔE 9.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.3, 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#E1E2DE
Analogous#DEDFE2, #E1DEE2
Triadic#E2DFDE, #DEE2DF
Split complementary#E2E1DE, #DFE2DE
Tetradic#E2DEDF, #E1E2DE, #DEE2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F9FA
Darker −10%#C5C3CA
Darker −20%#AAA8B2
Darker −30%#908D9A
Darker −40%#767282
More saturated +25%#DBD6EA
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R223
G222
B226
Red223 (87.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)6.45%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DE · B E2

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