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#CDDDDD

#cddddd ≈ Gainsboro

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cddddd is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 86.67% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 19.05% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6991

Complementary

  1. #cddddd
  2. #ddcdcd

Split complementary

  1. #cddddd
  2. #ddcdd5
  3. #ddd5cd

Analogous

  1. #cdddd5
  2. #cddddd
  3. #cdd5dd

Triadic

  1. #cddddd
  2. #ddcddd
  3. #ddddcd

Tetradic

  1. #cddddd
  2. #cdcddd
  3. #ddcdcd
  4. #ddddcd

Square

  1. #cddddd
  2. #d5cddd
  3. #ddcdcd
  4. #d5ddcd

Monochromatic

  1. #729f9f
  2. #9fbebe
  3. #cddddd
  4. #f3f7f7
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#cddddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cddddd
  2. #b9c7c7
  3. #a4b1b1
  4. #909b9b
  5. #7b8585
  6. #676f6f
  7. #525858
  8. #3e4242
  9. #292c2c
  10. #151616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cddddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cddddd
  2. #d2e0e0
  3. #d7e4e4
  4. #dce7e7
  5. #e1ebeb
  6. #e6eeee
  7. #ebf1f1
  8. #f0f5f5
  9. #f5f8f8
  10. #fafcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cddddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cddddd
  2. #c5d4d4
  3. #becaca
  4. #b6c1c1
  5. #aeb8b8
  6. #a7afaf
  7. #9fa5a5
  8. #979c9c
  9. #8f9393
  10. #888989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5dbdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdbdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d9dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9dedd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5dcdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3dadd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cadedd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cddddd {
  color: #cddddd;
}
Background
.bg-cddddd {
  background-color: #cddddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cddddd {
  border: 2px solid #cddddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cddddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 221 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 19% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cddddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cddddd, #cdd5dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cddddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 221 221 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.95 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.10 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.10 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.24 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.32 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.61 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.95 #322222 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#cddddd  rgb(205, 221, 221)  hsl(180, 19%, 84%)  Gainsboro
#ddcdcd  rgb(221, 205, 205)  hsl(0, 19%, 84%)  Misty Rose
#ddcddd  rgb(221, 205, 221)  hsl(300, 19%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#ddddcd  rgb(221, 221, 205)  hsl(60, 19%, 84%)  Eggshell