Information about Aluminum color

#D6D6D6 - Aluminum color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D6D6D6, known as "Aluminum", falls into the Greyscale Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(214, 214, 214) — 83.9% red, 83.9% green, 83.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#D6D6D6 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from White Thunder (#D5D7D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Surrender (#D6D8D8) and Quarter Rakaia (#D7D6D3).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (214 each), placing #D6D6D6 exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D6D6D6: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Aluminum" in the Register.

Aluminum color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Nearest named colors to Aluminum

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D6D6D6
  • RGB214, 214, 214
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(214, 214, 214)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 84%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 83.922%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 84%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.839, 0.839)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.839, 0.839, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.839, 0.839)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.9%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD6D6D6
  • DECIMAL ID14079702
  • Name Length8
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