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#DBD6DB

#dbd6db ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dbd6db is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.92% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6827

Complementary

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #d6dbd6

Split complementary

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #d8dbd6
  3. #d6dbd8

Analogous

  1. #d8d6db
  2. #dbd6db
  3. #dbd6d8

Triadic

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #dbdbd6
  3. #d6dbdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #dbd6d6
  3. #d6dbd6
  4. #d6dbdb

Square

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #dbd8d6
  3. #d6dbd6
  4. #d6d8db

Monochromatic

  1. #938593
  2. #b7adb7
  3. #dbd6db
  4. #f5f4f5
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#dbd6db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #c5c1c5
  3. #afabaf
  4. #999699
  5. #838083
  6. #6e6b6e
  7. #585658
  8. #424042
  9. #2c2b2c
  10. #161516
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd6db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #dfdadf
  3. #e2dee2
  4. #e6e2e6
  5. #e9e6e9
  6. #edebed
  7. #f1eff1
  8. #f4f3f4
  9. #f8f7f8
  10. #fbfbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd6db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd6db
  2. #d2cdd2
  3. #c9c5c9
  4. #c0bcc0
  5. #b7b4b7
  6. #aeabae
  7. #a4a2a4
  8. #9b9a9b
  9. #929192
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d7db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d8db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbd6d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d7db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d7db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbd6d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd6db {
  color: #dbd6db;
}
Background
.bg-dbd6db {
  background-color: #dbd6db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd6db {
  border: 2px solid #dbd6db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd6db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 214 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 6% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd6db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd6db, #dbd6d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd6db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 214 219 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.07 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.07 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.07 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.41 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.95 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 7.07 #242924 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Light Gray
#dbd6db  rgb(219, 214, 219)  hsl(300, 6%, 85%)  Light Gray
#d6dbd6  rgb(214, 219, 214)  hsl(120, 6%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#dbdbd6  rgb(219, 219, 214)  hsl(60, 6%, 85%)  Timberwolf
#d6dbdb  rgb(214, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 6%, 85%)  Gainsboro