#d8d8da

Color #d8d8da

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 1.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#d8d8da

RGB

rgb(216, 216, 218)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.6%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 0.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 0.9%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(86.39, 0.36, -0.98)

LCH

lch(86.39, 1.04, 290.17)

OKLCH

oklch(88.3%, 0.0027, 287.1)

HWB

hwb(240, 84.7%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dadad8

Analogous

#d8d9da

#d8d8da

#d9d8da

Triadic

#d8d8da

#dad8d8

#d8dad8

Split-complementary

#d8d8da

#dad9d8

#d9dad8

Tetradic

#d8d8da

#dad8da

#dadad8

#d8dad8

Square

#d8d8da

#dad8d9

#dadad8

#d8dad9

Shades

Color #d8d8da mixed toward black.

#b3b3b7

#8e8e94

#6a6a6f

#46464a

#232325

Tints

Color #d8d8da mixed toward white.

#dfdfe0

#e5e5e6

#ececec

#f2f2f3

#f9f9f9

Tones

Color #d8d8da mixed toward gray.

#d8d8da

#d9d9d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d8da · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#d8d8d9 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#d8d9d9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d8d8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d8d8da]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#d8d8da (#d8d8da) is rgb(216, 216, 218) in RGB.

No, #d8d8da is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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