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#DFDFE6

#dfdfe6 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfdfe6 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 87.45% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.04% cyan, 3.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 12.28% saturation and 88.82% 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 15.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.7418

Complementary

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #e6e6df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #e6e2df
  3. #e2e6df

Analogous

  1. #dfe2e6
  2. #dfdfe6
  3. #e2dfe6

Triadic

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #e6dfdf
  3. #dfe6df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #e6dfe6
  3. #e6e6df
  4. #dfe6df

Square

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #e6dfe2
  3. #e6e6df
  4. #dfe6e2

Monochromatic

  1. #8989a3
  2. #b4b4c4
  3. #dfdfe6
  4. #f4f4f6
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#dfdfe6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #c9c9cf
  3. #b2b2b8
  4. #9c9ca1
  5. #86868a
  6. #707073
  7. #59595c
  8. #434345
  9. #2d2d2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdfe6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #e2e2e9
  3. #e5e5eb
  4. #e9e9ee
  5. #ececf0
  6. #efeff3
  7. #f2f2f5
  8. #f5f5f8
  9. #f9f9fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdfe6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdfe6
  2. #d6d6dc
  3. #ccccd2
  4. #c3c3c7
  5. #b9b9bd
  6. #b0b0b3
  7. #a6a6a9
  8. #9d9d9f
  9. #939394
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee0e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dddfe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dee0e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedfe6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dedfe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dee0e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdfe6 {
  color: #dfdfe6;
}
Background
.bg-dfdfe6 {
  background-color: #dfdfe6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdfe6 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdfe6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdfe6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 223 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 12% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdfe6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdfe6, #e2dfe6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdfe6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 223 230 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.60 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.60 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.73 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.31 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.49 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.68 #202019 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdfe6  rgb(223, 223, 230)  hsl(240, 12%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e6e6df  rgb(230, 230, 223)  hsl(60, 12%, 89%)  Platinum
#e6dfdf  rgb(230, 223, 223)  hsl(0, 12%, 89%)  Platinum
#dfe6df  rgb(223, 230, 223)  hsl(120, 12%, 89%)  Platinum