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#D9E1E1

#d9e1e1 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#d9e1e1 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, 88.24% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 11.76% saturation and 86.67% 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7404

Complementary

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #e1d9d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #e1d9dd
  3. #e1ddd9

Analogous

  1. #d9e1dd
  2. #d9e1e1
  3. #d9dde1

Triadic

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #e1d9e1
  3. #e1e1d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #d9d9e1
  3. #e1d9d9
  4. #e1e1d9

Square

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #ddd9e1
  3. #e1d9d9
  4. #dde1d9

Monochromatic

  1. #849e9e
  2. #aebfbf
  3. #d9e1e1
  4. #f4f6f6
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#d9e1e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #c3cbcb
  3. #aeb4b4
  4. #989e9e
  5. #828787
  6. #6d7171
  7. #575a5a
  8. #414444
  9. #2b2d2d
  10. #161717
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9e1e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #dde4e4
  3. #e1e7e7
  4. #e4eaea
  5. #e8eded
  6. #ecf0f0
  7. #f0f3f3
  8. #f4f6f6
  9. #f7f9f9
  10. #fbfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9e1e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9e1e1
  2. #d0d7d7
  3. #c7cece
  4. #bec4c4
  5. #b5baba
  6. #adb1b1
  7. #a4a7a7
  8. #9b9d9d
  9. #929393
  10. #898a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dde0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0e0e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dedfe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7e2e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dde0e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce0e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8e1e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9e1e1 {
  color: #d9e1e1;
}
Background
.bg-d9e1e1 {
  background-color: #d9e1e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9e1e1 {
  border: 2px solid #d9e1e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9e1e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 225 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 12% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9e1e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9e1e1, #d9dde1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9e1e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 225 225 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.85 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.27 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.72 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.72 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.97 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.98 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 6.14 #261e1e Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#d9e1e1  rgb(217, 225, 225)  hsl(180, 12%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#e1d9d9  rgb(225, 217, 217)  hsl(0, 12%, 87%)  Timberwolf
#e1d9e1  rgb(225, 217, 225)  hsl(300, 12%, 87%)  Languid Lavender
#e1e1d9  rgb(225, 225, 217)  hsl(60, 12%, 87%)  Platinum