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#DBD7DD

#dbd7dd ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dbd7dd 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, 84.31% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.9% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 8.11% saturation and 85.49% 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 14.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6888

Complementary

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #d9ddd7

Split complementary

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #dcddd7
  3. #d7ddd8

Analogous

  1. #d8d7dd
  2. #dbd7dd
  3. #ddd7dc

Triadic

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #dddbd7
  3. #d7dddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #ddd7d9
  3. #d9ddd7
  4. #d7dddb

Square

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #ddd8d7
  3. #d9ddd7
  4. #d7dcdd

Monochromatic

  1. #918497
  2. #b6aeba
  3. #dbd7dd
  4. #f5f4f6
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#dbd7dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #c5c2c7
  3. #afacb1
  4. #99979b
  5. #838185
  6. #6e6c6f
  7. #585658
  8. #424142
  9. #2c2b2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd7dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #dfdbe0
  3. #e2dfe4
  4. #e6e3e7
  5. #e9e7eb
  6. #edebee
  7. #f1eff1
  8. #f4f3f5
  9. #f8f7f8
  10. #fbfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd7dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #d2ced4
  3. #c9c6ca
  4. #c0bdc1
  5. #b7b4b8
  6. #aeacaf
  7. #a4a3a5
  8. #9b9a9c
  9. #929193
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbd8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d8dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9d8dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbd7db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd7dd {
  color: #dbd7dd;
}
Background
.bg-dbd7dd {
  background-color: #dbd7dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd7dd {
  border: 2px solid #dbd7dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd7dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 215 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 8% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd7dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd7dd, #ddd7dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd7dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 215 221 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.11 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.20 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.48 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.82 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.70 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 6.73 #242822 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dbd7dd  rgb(219, 215, 221)  hsl(280, 8%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d9ddd7  rgb(217, 221, 215)  hsl(100, 8%, 85%)  Platinum
#dddbd7  rgb(221, 219, 215)  hsl(40, 8%, 85%)  Timberwolf
#d7dddb  rgb(215, 221, 219)  hsl(160, 8%, 85%)  Gainsboro