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#D5DDD9

#d5ddd9 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#d5ddd9 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, 86.67% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.81% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 10.53% saturation and 85.1% 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 15.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.7087

Complementary

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #ddd5d9

Split complementary

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #ddd5dd
  3. #ddd5d5

Analogous

  1. #d5ddd5
  2. #d5ddd9
  3. #d5dddd

Triadic

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #d9d5dd
  3. #ddd9d5

Tetradic

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #d5d9dd
  3. #ddd5d9
  4. #ddd9d5

Square

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #d5d5dd
  3. #ddd5d9
  4. #ddddd5

Monochromatic

  1. #80998d
  2. #abbbb3
  3. #d5ddd9
  4. #f4f6f5
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#d5ddd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #c0c7c3
  3. #aab1ae
  4. #959b98
  5. #808582
  6. #6b6f6d
  7. #555857
  8. #404241
  9. #2b2c2b
  10. #151616
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5ddd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #d9e0dd
  3. #dde4e1
  4. #e2e7e4
  5. #e6ebe8
  6. #eaeeec
  7. #eef1f0
  8. #f2f5f4
  9. #f7f8f7
  10. #fbfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5ddd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5ddd9
  2. #cdd4d0
  3. #c4cac7
  4. #bcc1be
  5. #b3b8b5
  6. #abafad
  7. #a2a5a4
  8. #9a9c9b
  9. #919392
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9dcda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dddcd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbdbd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4dddc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadcd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9dcd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4dddb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5ddd9 {
  color: #d5ddd9;
}
Background
.bg-d5ddd9 {
  background-color: #d5ddd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5ddd9 {
  border: 2px solid #d5ddd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5ddd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 221 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 11% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5ddd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5ddd9, #d5dddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5ddd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 221 217 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.69 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.01 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.04 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.04 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.75 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 7.19 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 7.30 #2a2226 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#d5ddd9  rgb(213, 221, 217)  hsl(150, 11%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#ddd5d9  rgb(221, 213, 217)  hsl(330, 11%, 85%)  Light Gray
#d9d5dd  rgb(217, 213, 221)  hsl(270, 11%, 85%)  Light Gray
#ddd9d5  rgb(221, 217, 213)  hsl(30, 11%, 85%)  Timberwolf