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#DADBDD

#dadbdd ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dadbdd is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 85.88% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.36% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 4.23% saturation and 86.08% 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 15.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 1.1.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7079

Complementary

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #dddcda

Split complementary

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #dddbda
  3. #ddddda

Analogous

  1. #dadddd
  2. #dadbdd
  3. #dbdadd

Triadic

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #dddadb
  3. #dbddda

Tetradic

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #dcdadd
  3. #dddcda
  4. #dbddda

Square

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #dddadd
  3. #dddcda
  4. #dadddb

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8d94
  2. #b2b4b8
  3. #dadbdd
  4. #f4f5f5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#dadbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #c4c5c7
  3. #aeafb1
  4. #99999b
  5. #838385
  6. #6d6e6f
  7. #575858
  8. #414242
  9. #2c2c2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dadbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #dedfe0
  3. #e1e2e4
  4. #e5e6e7
  5. #e9e9eb
  6. #ededee
  7. #f0f1f1
  8. #f4f4f5
  9. #f8f8f8
  10. #fbfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dadbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dadbdd
  2. #d1d2d4
  3. #c8c9ca
  4. #bfc0c1
  5. #b6b7b8
  6. #adaeaf
  7. #a4a4a5
  8. #9b9b9c
  9. #929293
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdbdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadbdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dadbdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9dbdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadbdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadbdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dadbdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dadbdd {
  color: #dadbdd;
}
Background
.bg-dadbdd {
  background-color: #dadbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dadbdd {
  border: 2px solid #dadbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dadbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 219 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 4% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dadbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dadbdd, #dbdadd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dadbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 219 221 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.13 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.13 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.96 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.97 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.73 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.85 #252422 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dadbdd  rgb(218, 219, 221)  hsl(220, 4%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dddcda  rgb(221, 220, 218)  hsl(40, 4%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dddadb  rgb(221, 218, 219)  hsl(340, 4%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dbddda  rgb(219, 221, 218)  hsl(100, 4%, 86%)  Gainsboro