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#DFDCE3

#dfdce3 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfdce3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.76% cyan, 3.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 11.11% saturation and 87.65% 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 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7242

Complementary

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #e0e3dc

Split complementary

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #e3e3dc
  3. #dde3dc

Analogous

  1. #dcdde3
  2. #dfdce3
  3. #e3dce3

Triadic

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #e3dfdc
  3. #dce3df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #e3dce0
  3. #e0e3dc
  4. #dce3df

Square

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #e3dcdd
  3. #e0e3dc
  4. #dce3e3

Monochromatic

  1. #91879f
  2. #b8b2c1
  3. #dfdce3
  4. #f5f4f6
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#dfdce3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #c9c6cc
  3. #b2b0b6
  4. #9c9a9f
  5. #868488
  6. #706e72
  7. #59585b
  8. #434244
  9. #2d2c2d
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdce3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #e2e0e6
  3. #e5e3e9
  4. #e9e7eb
  5. #eceaee
  6. #efeef1
  7. #f2f1f4
  8. #f5f5f7
  9. #f9f8f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdce3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdce3
  2. #d6d3d9
  3. #cccacf
  4. #c3c0c5
  5. #b9b7bb
  6. #b0aeb2
  7. #a6a5a8
  8. #9d9c9e
  9. #939294
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedde0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdde3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbdde3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfddde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddde3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddde3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdce0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdce3 {
  color: #dfdce3;
}
Background
.bg-dfdce3 {
  background-color: #dfdce3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdce3 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdce3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdce3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 11% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdce3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdce3, #e3dce3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdce3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 227 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.17 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.78 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.78 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.26 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.57 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.76 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 6.02 #20231c Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdce3  rgb(223, 220, 227)  hsl(266, 11%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e0e3dc  rgb(224, 227, 220)  hsl(86, 11%, 88%)  Platinum
#e3dfdc  rgb(227, 223, 220)  hsl(26, 11%, 88%)  Platinum
#dce3df  rgb(220, 227, 223)  hsl(146, 11%, 88%)  Platinum