#d9dede

Color #d9dede

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light cyan.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 1.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#d9dede

RGB

rgb(217, 222, 222)

HSL

hsl(180, 7%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(88.1, -1.68, -0.59)

LCH

lch(88.1, 1.78, 199.35)

OKLCH

oklch(89.7%, 0.0054, 197.1)

HWB

hwb(180, 85.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded9d9

Analogous

#d9dedc

#d9dede

#d9dcde

Triadic

#d9dede

#ded9de

#deded9

Split-complementary

#d9dede

#ded9dc

#dedcd9

Tetradic

#d9dede

#d9d9de

#ded9d9

#deded9

Square

#d9dede

#dcd9de

#ded9d9

#dcded9

Shades

Color #d9dede mixed toward black.

#b2bcbc

#8b9a9a

#667575

#444e4e

#222727

Tints

Color #d9dede mixed toward white.

#dfe4e4

#e6e9e9

#ecefef

#f2f4f4

#f9fafa

Tones

Color #d9dede mixed toward gray.

#d9dede

#dadddd

#dbdcdc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbde · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#dbdbde · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#d9dede · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#dddddd · ΔE 2.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #d9dede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9dede]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#d9dede (#d9dede) is rgb(217, 222, 222) in RGB.

No, #d9dede 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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