Colour

#DFDFDF

#DFDFDF
Near-white
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDFDF is a near-white with RGB values 223, 223, 223 and HSL 0°, 0%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDFDF#DFDFDF

HEX#DFDFDF

RGBrgb(223, 223, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8745, 0.8745

RGB percentages87.5%, 87.5%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,671,839

CSS custom property--colour: #DFDFDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.76:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#202020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFDFDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDFDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#DFDFDFno 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 text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 1.1 Light grey · ΔE 4.3 White smoke · ΔE 7.7 Linen · ΔE 9 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4 Alice blue · ΔE 9.5

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 1.06, 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#DFDFDF

Analogous#DFDFDF, #DFDFDF

Triadic#DFDFDF, #DFDFDF

Split complementary#DFDFDF, #DFDFDF

Tetradic#DFDFDF, #DFDFDF, #DFDFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9F9F9

Darker −10%#C6C6C6

Darker −20%#ACACAC

Darker −30%#939393

Darker −40%#797979

More saturated +25%#E7D7D7

Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R223

G223

B223

Red223 (87.5%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness87.45%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR DF · G DF · B DF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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