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#D8DBD6

#d8dbd6 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#d8dbd6 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 85.88% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.28% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 96°, with 6.49% 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 15.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.7012

Complementary

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #d9d6db

Split complementary

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #d6d6db
  3. #dbd6da

Analogous

  1. #dadbd6
  2. #d8dbd6
  3. #d6dbd6

Triadic

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #d6d8db
  3. #dbd6d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #d6dbd9
  3. #d9d6db
  4. #dbd6d8

Square

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #d6dadb
  3. #d9d6db
  4. #dbd6d6

Monochromatic

  1. #8b9385
  2. #b1b7ad
  3. #d8dbd6
  4. #f5f5f4
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#d8dbd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #c2c5c1
  3. #adafab
  4. #979996
  5. #828380
  6. #6c6e6b
  7. #565856
  8. #414240
  9. #2b2c2b
  10. #161615
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8dbd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #dcdfda
  3. #e0e2de
  4. #e4e6e2
  5. #e8e9e6
  6. #ecedeb
  7. #eff1ef
  8. #f3f4f3
  9. #f7f8f7
  10. #fbfbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8dbd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8dbd6
  2. #cfd2cd
  3. #c6c9c5
  4. #bec0bc
  5. #b5b7b4
  6. #acaeab
  7. #a3a4a2
  8. #9a9b9a
  9. #929291
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9dad8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbdad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8dbd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadbd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadad6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8dbd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8dbd6 {
  color: #d8dbd6;
}
Background
.bg-d8dbd6 {
  background-color: #d8dbd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8dbd6 {
  border: 2px solid #d8dbd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8dbd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 219 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 6% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8dbd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8dbd6, #d6dbd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8dbd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 219 214 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.32 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.58 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.59 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.67 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 6.16 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 6.71 #272429 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#d8dbd6  rgb(216, 219, 214)  hsl(96, 6%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d9d6db  rgb(217, 214, 219)  hsl(276, 6%, 85%)  Light Gray
#d6d8db  rgb(214, 216, 219)  hsl(216, 6%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#dbd6d8  rgb(219, 214, 216)  hsl(336, 6%, 85%)  Light Gray