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#DFD7DE

#dfd7de ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfd7de is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 307.5°, with 11.11% saturation and 85.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.6956

Complementary

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #d7dfd8

Split complementary

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #dadfd7
  3. #d7dfdc

Analogous

  1. #dcd7df
  2. #dfd7de
  3. #dfd7da

Triadic

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #dedfd7
  3. #d7dedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #dfd8d7
  3. #d7dfd8
  4. #d7dedf

Square

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #dfdcd7
  3. #d7dfd8
  4. #d7dadf

Monochromatic

  1. #9b8298
  2. #bdacbb
  3. #dfd7de
  4. #f6f4f6
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#dfd7de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #c9c2c8
  3. #b2acb2
  4. #9c979b
  5. #868185
  6. #706c6f
  7. #595659
  8. #434143
  9. #2d2b2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd7de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #e2dbe1
  3. #e5dfe5
  4. #e9e3e8
  5. #ece7eb
  6. #efebef
  7. #f2eff2
  8. #f5f3f5
  9. #f9f7f8
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd7de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd7de
  2. #d6ced5
  3. #ccc6cb
  4. #c3bdc2
  5. #b9b4b8
  6. #b0acaf
  7. #a6a3a6
  8. #9d9a9c
  9. #939193
  10. #8a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd8db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d9de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8dade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0d7d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbd9de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfd7db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd7de {
  color: #dfd7de;
}
Background
.bg-dfd7de {
  background-color: #dfd7de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd7de {
  border: 2px solid #dfd7de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd7de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 11% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd7de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd7de, #dfd7da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd7de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 222 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.67 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.82 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.82 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.97 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 6.36 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 6.56 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.71 #202821 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfd7de  rgb(223, 215, 222)  hsl(308, 11%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#d7dfd8  rgb(215, 223, 216)  hsl(128, 11%, 86%)  Platinum
#dedfd7  rgb(222, 223, 215)  hsl(68, 11%, 86%)  Timberwolf
#d7dedf  rgb(215, 222, 223)  hsl(188, 11%, 86%)  Gainsboro