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#DBDDDF

#dbdddf ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dbdddf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.79% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 5.88% saturation and 86.67% 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 15.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 1.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.721

Complementary

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #dfdddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #dfdbdb
  3. #dfdfdb

Analogous

  1. #dbdfdf
  2. #dbdddf
  3. #dbdbdf

Triadic

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #dfdbdd
  3. #dddfdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #dddbdf
  3. #dfdddb
  4. #dddfdb

Square

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #dfdbdf
  3. #dfdddb
  4. #dbdfdb

Monochromatic

  1. #8a9197
  2. #b3b7bb
  3. #dbdddf
  4. #f4f5f5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#dbdddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #c5c7c9
  3. #afb1b2
  4. #999b9c
  5. #838586
  6. #6e6f70
  7. #585859
  8. #424243
  9. #2c2c2d
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbdddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #dfe0e2
  3. #e2e4e5
  4. #e6e7e9
  5. #e9ebec
  6. #edeeef
  7. #f1f1f2
  8. #f4f5f5
  9. #f8f8f9
  10. #fbfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbdddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbdddf
  2. #d2d4d6
  3. #c9cacc
  4. #c0c1c3
  5. #b7b8b9
  6. #aeafb0
  7. #a4a5a6
  8. #9b9c9d
  9. #929393
  10. #89898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcddde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcdddf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daddde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbdddf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daddde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbdddf {
  color: #dbdddf;
}
Background
.bg-dbdddf {
  background-color: #dbdddf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbdddf {
  border: 2px solid #dbdddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbdddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 221 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 6% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbdddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbdddf, #dbdbdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbdddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 221 223 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.58 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.58 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.82 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.30 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.38 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.69 #242220 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dbdddf  rgb(219, 221, 223)  hsl(210, 6%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dfdddb  rgb(223, 221, 219)  hsl(30, 6%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dfdbdd  rgb(223, 219, 221)  hsl(330, 6%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dddfdb  rgb(221, 223, 219)  hsl(90, 6%, 87%)  Platinum