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#DBDBE2

#dbdbe2 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dbdbe2 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, 85.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.1% cyan, 3.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 10.77% saturation and 87.25% 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 15.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7121

Complementary

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #e2e2db

Split complementary

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #e2dedb
  3. #dee2db

Analogous

  1. #dbdee2
  2. #dbdbe2
  3. #dedbe2

Triadic

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #e2dbdb
  3. #dbe2db

Tetradic

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #e2dbe2
  3. #e2e2db
  4. #dbe2db

Square

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #e2dbde
  3. #e2e2db
  4. #dbe2de

Monochromatic

  1. #86869e
  2. #b1b1c0
  3. #dbdbe2
  4. #f4f4f6
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#dbdbe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #c5c5cb
  3. #afafb5
  4. #99999e
  5. #838388
  6. #6e6e71
  7. #58585a
  8. #424244
  9. #2c2c2d
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbdbe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #dfdfe5
  3. #e2e2e8
  4. #e6e6eb
  5. #e9e9ee
  6. #ededf1
  7. #f1f1f3
  8. #f4f4f6
  9. #f8f8f9
  10. #fbfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbdbe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbdbe2
  2. #d2d2d8
  3. #c9c9ce
  4. #c0c0c5
  5. #b7b7bb
  6. #aeaeb1
  7. #a4a4a7
  8. #9b9b9d
  9. #929294
  10. #89898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdbde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9dbe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dadcdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadbe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadbe2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dadcdf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbdbe2 {
  color: #dbdbe2;
}
Background
.bg-dbdbe2 {
  background-color: #dbdbe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbdbe2 {
  border: 2px solid #dbdbe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbdbe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 219 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 11% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbdbe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbdbe2, #dedbe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbdbe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 219 226 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.11 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.11 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.01 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.01 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.16 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 6.21 #24241d Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dbdbe2  rgb(219, 219, 226)  hsl(240, 11%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#e2e2db  rgb(226, 226, 219)  hsl(60, 11%, 87%)  Platinum
#e2dbdb  rgb(226, 219, 219)  hsl(0, 11%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dbe2db  rgb(219, 226, 219)  hsl(120, 11%, 87%)  Platinum