#d9d9de

Color #d9d9de

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 2.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#d9d9de

RGB

rgb(217, 217, 222)

HSL

hsl(240, 7%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 2.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(86.83, 0.91, -2.45)

LCH

lch(86.83, 2.61, 290.38)

OKLCH

oklch(88.7%, 0.0068, 286.29)

HWB

hwb(240, 85.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deded9

Analogous

#d9dcde

#d9d9de

#dcd9de

Triadic

#d9d9de

#ded9d9

#d9ded9

Split-complementary

#d9d9de

#dedcd9

#dcded9

Tetradic

#d9d9de

#ded9de

#deded9

#d9ded9

Square

#d9d9de

#ded9dc

#deded9

#d9dedc

Shades

Color #d9d9de mixed toward black.

#b2b2bc

#8b8b9a

#666675

#44444e

#222227

Tints

Color #d9d9de mixed toward white.

#dfdfe4

#e6e6e9

#ececef

#f2f2f4

#f9f9fa

Tones

Color #d9d9de mixed toward gray.

#d9d9de

#dadadd

#dbdbdc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d9dd · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#d9d9dd · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#d9dcdc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#d9d9d9 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d9d9de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9d9de]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#d9d9de (#d9d9de) is rgb(217, 217, 222) in RGB.

No, #d9d9de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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