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#DCD6DD

#dcd6dd ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dcd6dd is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.92% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.45% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 9.33% saturation and 85.29% 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 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6853

Complementary

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #d7ddd6

Split complementary

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #daddd6
  3. #d6ddd8

Analogous

  1. #d8d6dd
  2. #dcd6dd
  3. #ddd6da

Triadic

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #dddcd6
  3. #d6dddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #ddd6d7
  3. #d7ddd6
  4. #d6dddc

Square

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #ddd8d6
  3. #d7ddd6
  4. #d6dadd

Monochromatic

  1. #958298
  2. #b8acba
  3. #dcd6dd
  4. #f5f4f6
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#dcd6dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #c6c1c7
  3. #b0abb1
  4. #9a969b
  5. #848085
  6. #6e6b6f
  7. #585658
  8. #424042
  9. #2c2b2c
  10. #161516
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd6dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #e0dae0
  3. #e3dee4
  4. #e7e2e7
  5. #eae6eb
  6. #eeebee
  7. #f1eff1
  8. #f5f3f5
  9. #f8f7f8
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd6dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd6dd
  2. #d3cdd4
  3. #cac5ca
  4. #c0bcc1
  5. #b7b4b8
  6. #aeabaf
  7. #a5a2a5
  8. #9c9a9c
  9. #929193
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d7dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcd7d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d7dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9d7dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcd6da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd6dd {
  color: #dcd6dd;
}
Background
.bg-dcd6dd {
  background-color: #dcd6dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd6dd {
  border: 2px solid #dcd6dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd6dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 9% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd6dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd6dd, #ddd6da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd6dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 221 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.14 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.14 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.21 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.36 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.57 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 6.58 #232922 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dcd6dd  rgb(220, 214, 221)  hsl(291, 9%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d7ddd6  rgb(215, 221, 214)  hsl(111, 9%, 85%)  Platinum
#dddcd6  rgb(221, 220, 214)  hsl(51, 9%, 85%)  Timberwolf
#d6dddc  rgb(214, 221, 220)  hsl(171, 9%, 85%)  Gainsboro