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#DBDDD8

#dbddd8 ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dbddd8 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, 86.67% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.26% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 6.85% saturation and 85.69% 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 15.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7173

Complementary

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #dad8dd

Split complementary

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #d8d9dd
  3. #ddd8dd

Analogous

  1. #ddddd8
  2. #dbddd8
  3. #d9ddd8

Triadic

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #d8dbdd
  3. #ddd8db

Tetradic

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #d8ddda
  3. #dad8dd
  4. #ddd8db

Square

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #d8dddd
  3. #dad8dd
  4. #ddd8d9

Monochromatic

  1. #909686
  2. #b5b9af
  3. #dbddd8
  4. #f5f5f4
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#dbddd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #c5c7c2
  3. #afb1ad
  4. #999b97
  5. #838582
  6. #6e6f6c
  7. #585856
  8. #424241
  9. #2c2c2b
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbddd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #dfe0dc
  3. #e2e4e0
  4. #e6e7e4
  5. #e9ebe8
  6. #edeeec
  7. #f1f1ef
  8. #f4f5f3
  9. #f8f8f7
  10. #fbfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbddd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbddd8
  2. #d2d4cf
  3. #c9cac6
  4. #c0c1be
  5. #b7b8b5
  6. #aeafac
  7. #a4a5a3
  8. #9b9c9a
  9. #929392
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcdddb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dedcd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dddcd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbdcdb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddddd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcddd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbddda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbddd8 {
  color: #dbddd8;
}
Background
.bg-dbddd8 {
  background-color: #dbddd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbddd8 {
  border: 2px solid #dbddd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbddd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 221 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 7% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbddd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbddd8, #d9ddd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbddd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 221 216 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.97 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.01 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.23 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.69 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.47 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 6.13 #242227 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Platinum
#dbddd8  rgb(219, 221, 216)  hsl(84, 7%, 86%)  Platinum
#dad8dd  rgb(218, 216, 221)  hsl(264, 7%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#d8dbdd  rgb(216, 219, 221)  hsl(204, 7%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#ddd8db  rgb(221, 216, 219)  hsl(324, 7%, 86%)  Gainsboro