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#DFDFE8

#dfdfe8 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfdfe8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.88% cyan, 3.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 16.36% saturation and 89.22% 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 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.7429

Complementary

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #e8e8df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #e8e4df
  3. #e4e8df

Analogous

  1. #dfe4e8
  2. #dfdfe8
  3. #e4dfe8

Triadic

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #e8dfdf
  3. #dfe8df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #e8dfe8
  3. #e8e8df
  4. #dfe8df

Square

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #e8dfe4
  3. #e8e8df
  4. #dfe8e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8686a8
  2. #b3b3c8
  3. #dfdfe8
  4. #f3f3f6
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#dfdfe8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #c9c9d1
  3. #b2b2ba
  4. #9c9ca2
  5. #86868b
  6. #707074
  7. #59595d
  8. #434346
  9. #2d2d2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdfe8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #e2e2ea
  3. #e5e5ed
  4. #e9e9ef
  5. #ececf1
  6. #efeff4
  7. #f2f2f6
  8. #f5f5f8
  9. #f9f9fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdfe8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdfe8
  2. #d6d6de
  3. #ccccd3
  4. #c3c3c9
  5. #b9b9be
  6. #b0b0b4
  7. #a6a6aa
  8. #9d9d9f
  9. #939395
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfe3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dde0e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dddfe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dde0e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dee0e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dedfe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dee0e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdfe8 {
  color: #dfdfe8;
}
Background
.bg-dfdfe8 {
  background-color: #dfdfe8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdfe8 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdfe8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdfe8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 223 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 16% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdfe8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdfe8, #e4dfe8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdfe8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 223 232 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.59 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.80 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.17 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.37 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.37 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.37 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.64 #202017 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdfe8  rgb(223, 223, 232)  hsl(240, 16%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e8e8df  rgb(232, 232, 223)  hsl(60, 16%, 89%)  Platinum
#e8dfdf  rgb(232, 223, 223)  hsl(0, 16%, 89%)  Platinum
#dfe8df  rgb(223, 232, 223)  hsl(120, 16%, 89%)  Mint Cream