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#DCD8DC

#dcd8dc ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dcd8dc 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, 84.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 5.41% 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 14.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.6949

Complementary

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #d8dcd8

Split complementary

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #dadcd8
  3. #d8dcda

Analogous

  1. #dad8dc
  2. #dcd8dc
  3. #dcd8da

Triadic

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #dcdcd8
  3. #d8dcdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #dcd8d8
  3. #d8dcd8
  4. #d8dcdc

Square

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #dcdad8
  3. #d8dcd8
  4. #d8dadc

Monochromatic

  1. #948794
  2. #b8b0b8
  3. #dcd8dc
  4. #f5f4f5
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#dcd8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #c6c2c6
  3. #b0adb0
  4. #9a979a
  5. #848284
  6. #6e6c6e
  7. #585658
  8. #424142
  9. #2c2b2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #e0dce0
  3. #e3e0e3
  4. #e7e4e7
  5. #eae8ea
  6. #eeecee
  7. #f1eff1
  8. #f5f3f5
  9. #f8f7f8
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd8dc
  2. #d3cfd3
  3. #cac6ca
  4. #c0bec0
  5. #b7b5b7
  6. #aeacae
  7. #a5a3a5
  8. #9c9a9c
  9. #929292
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad9da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d9dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9d9dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcd8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9d9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad9dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcd8da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd8dc {
  color: #dcd8dc;
}
Background
.bg-dcd8dc {
  background-color: #dcd8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd8dc {
  border: 2px solid #dcd8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd8dc, #dcd8da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 220 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.27 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.51 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.51 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.58 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.84 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 6.66 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 6.84 #232723 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dcd8dc  rgb(220, 216, 220)  hsl(300, 5%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d8dcd8  rgb(216, 220, 216)  hsl(120, 5%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#dcdcd8  rgb(220, 220, 216)  hsl(60, 5%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d8dcdc  rgb(216, 220, 220)  hsl(180, 5%, 85%)  Gainsboro