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#DFDCE1

#dfdce1 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfdce1 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, 86.27% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.89% cyan, 2.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 7.69% saturation and 87.25% 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 15.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7231

Complementary

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #dee1dc

Split complementary

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #e0e1dc
  3. #dce1dc

Analogous

  1. #dcdce1
  2. #dfdce1
  3. #e1dce0

Triadic

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #e1dfdc
  3. #dce1df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #e1dcde
  3. #dee1dc
  4. #dce1df

Square

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #e1dcdc
  3. #dee1dc
  4. #dce0e1

Monochromatic

  1. #948a9a
  2. #b9b3be
  3. #dfdce1
  4. #f5f4f6
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#dfdce1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #c9c6cb
  3. #b2b0b4
  4. #9c9a9e
  5. #868487
  6. #706e71
  7. #59585a
  8. #434244
  9. #2d2c2d
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdce1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #e2e0e4
  3. #e5e3e7
  4. #e9e7ea
  5. #eceaed
  6. #efeef0
  7. #f2f1f3
  8. #f5f5f6
  9. #f9f8f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdce1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdce1
  2. #d6d3d7
  3. #cccace
  4. #c3c0c4
  5. #b9b7ba
  6. #b0aeb1
  7. #a6a5a7
  8. #9d9c9d
  9. #939293
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedddf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdde1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcdde1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfddde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddde1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddde1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdcdf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdce1 {
  color: #dfdce1;
}
Background
.bg-dfdce1 {
  background-color: #dfdce1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdce1 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdce1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdce1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 8% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdce1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdce1, #e1dce0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdce1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 225 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.02 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.02 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.38 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.37 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.98 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 6.07 #20231e Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdce1  rgb(223, 220, 225)  hsl(276, 8%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dee1dc  rgb(222, 225, 220)  hsl(96, 8%, 87%)  Platinum
#e1dfdc  rgb(225, 223, 220)  hsl(36, 8%, 87%)  Platinum
#dce1df  rgb(220, 225, 223)  hsl(156, 8%, 87%)  Gainsboro