Information about Aluminum color

#D6D6D6 - Aluminum color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D6D6D6, known as "Aluminum", falls into the Red 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.

Aluminum color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Aluminum

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#DEDEDE

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#E6E6E6

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#EEEEEE

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#F6F6F6

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White

#FFFFFF

Aluminum color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Aluminum

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#ABABAB

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Grey

#808080
#555555

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#2A2A2A

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Black

#000000

Aluminum color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Aluminum

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Philippine Silver

#B3B3B3
#A2A2A2

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#909090

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Grey

#808080

Aluminum color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Aluminum color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Aluminum

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

White Thunder color link
White Thunder

#D5D7D8

Quarter Surrender color link
Quarter Surrender

#D6D8D8

Quarter Rakaia color link
Quarter Rakaia

#D7D6D3

Light Silver color link
Light Silver

#D8D8D8

Metallic Platinum color link
Metallic Platinum

#D3D6D8

Light Gray color link
Light Gray

#D3D3D3

Half Flotsam color link
Half Flotsam

#D9D5D1

Light Grey color link
Light Grey

#D8DCD6

Quarter Tasman color link
Quarter Tasman

#D8DCD5

Timberwolf color link
Timberwolf

#DBD7D2

Mercury color link
Mercury

#D5D2D1

Aluminum Foil color link
Aluminum Foil

#D2D9DB

Aluminum color backgrounds & wallpapers

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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 Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD6D6D6
  • DECIMAL ID14079702
  • Name Length8
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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