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#D5D8DC

#d5d8dc ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#d5d8dc is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 84.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.18% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 9.09% saturation and 84.9% 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 14.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6843

Complementary

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #dcd9d5

Split complementary

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #dcd5d5
  3. #dbdcd5

Analogous

  1. #d5dbdc
  2. #d5d8dc
  3. #d5d5dc

Triadic

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #dcd5d8
  3. #d8dcd5

Tetradic

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #d9d5dc
  3. #dcd9d5
  4. #d8dcd5

Square

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #dcd5db
  3. #dcd9d5
  4. #d5dcd5

Monochromatic

  1. #828b96
  2. #abb1b9
  3. #d5d8dc
  4. #f4f5f6
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#d5d8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #c0c2c6
  3. #aaadb0
  4. #95979a
  5. #808284
  6. #6b6c6e
  7. #555658
  8. #404142
  9. #2b2b2c
  10. #151616
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5d8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #d9dce0
  3. #dde0e3
  4. #e2e4e7
  5. #e6e8ea
  6. #eaecee
  7. #eeeff1
  8. #f2f3f5
  9. #f7f7f8
  10. #fbfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5d8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5d8dc
  2. #cdcfd3
  3. #c4c6ca
  4. #bcbec0
  5. #b3b5b7
  6. #abacae
  7. #a2a3a5
  8. #9a9a9c
  9. #919292
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d8d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6d7dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3d9d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6d8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d8dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4d8da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5d8dc {
  color: #d5d8dc;
}
Background
.bg-d5d8dc {
  background-color: #d5d8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5d8dc {
  border: 2px solid #d5d8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5d8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 216 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 9% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5d8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5d8dc, #d5d5dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5d8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 216 220 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.49 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.49 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.34 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.09 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.19 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 6.76 #2a2723 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#d5d8dc  rgb(213, 216, 220)  hsl(214, 9%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#dcd9d5  rgb(220, 217, 213)  hsl(34, 9%, 85%)  Timberwolf
#dcd5d8  rgb(220, 213, 216)  hsl(334, 9%, 85%)  Light Gray
#d8dcd5  rgb(216, 220, 213)  hsl(94, 9%, 85%)  Timberwolf