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#D9D8DA

#d9d8da ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#d9d8da is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.71% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.46% cyan, 0.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 2.63% 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 14.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.6893

Complementary

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #d9dad8

Split complementary

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #dadad8
  3. #d8dad8

Analogous

  1. #d8d8da
  2. #d9d8da
  3. #dad8da

Triadic

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #dad9d8
  3. #d8dad9

Tetradic

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #dad8d9
  3. #d9dad8
  4. #d8dad9

Square

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #dad8d8
  3. #d9dad8
  4. #d8dada

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8990
  2. #b3b1b5
  3. #d9d8da
  4. #f5f5f5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#d9d8da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #c3c2c4
  3. #aeadae
  4. #989799
  5. #828283
  6. #6d6c6d
  7. #575657
  8. #414141
  9. #2b2b2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9d8da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #dddcde
  3. #e1e0e1
  4. #e4e4e5
  5. #e8e8e9
  6. #ececed
  7. #f0eff0
  8. #f4f3f4
  9. #f7f7f8
  10. #fbfbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9d8da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9d8da
  2. #d0cfd1
  3. #c7c6c8
  4. #bebebf
  5. #b5b5b6
  6. #adacad
  7. #a4a3a4
  8. #9b9a9b
  9. #929292
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d8da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8d8da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9d8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d8da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d8da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9d8d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9d8da {
  color: #d9d8da;
}
Background
.bg-d9d8da {
  background-color: #d9d8da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9d8da {
  border: 2px solid #d9d8da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9d8da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 216 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 3% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9d8da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9d8da, #dad8da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9d8da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 216 218 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 1.82 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 1.82 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.43 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.66 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.08 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 6.17 #262725 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#d9d8da  rgb(217, 216, 218)  hsl(270, 3%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d9dad8  rgb(217, 218, 216)  hsl(90, 3%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#dad9d8  rgb(218, 217, 216)  hsl(30, 3%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d8dad9  rgb(216, 218, 217)  hsl(150, 3%, 85%)  Gainsboro