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#DCDCE0

#dcdce0 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dcdce0 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, 86.27% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.79% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 6.06% saturation and 87.06% 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7178

Complementary

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #e0e0dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #e0dedc
  3. #dee0dc

Analogous

  1. #dcdee0
  2. #dcdce0
  3. #dedce0

Triadic

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #e0dcdc
  3. #dce0dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #e0dce0
  3. #e0e0dc
  4. #dce0dc

Square

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #e0dcde
  3. #e0e0dc
  4. #dce0de

Monochromatic

  1. #8b8b98
  2. #b3b3bc
  3. #dcdce0
  4. #f4f4f5
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#dcdce0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #c6c6ca
  3. #b0b0b3
  4. #9a9a9d
  5. #848486
  6. #6e6e70
  7. #58585a
  8. #424243
  9. #2c2c2d
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdce0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #e0e0e3
  3. #e3e3e6
  4. #e7e7e9
  5. #eaeaec
  6. #eeeef0
  7. #f1f1f3
  8. #f5f5f6
  9. #f8f8f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdce0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdce0
  2. #d3d3d6
  3. #cacacd
  4. #c0c0c3
  5. #b7b7ba
  6. #aeaeb0
  7. #a5a5a6
  8. #9c9c9d
  9. #929293
  10. #89898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcdcde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbdce0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbdddd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbdce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcdcde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdce0 {
  color: #dcdce0;
}
Background
.bg-dcdce0 {
  background-color: #dcdce0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdce0 {
  border: 2px solid #dcdce0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdce0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 220 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 6% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdce0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdce0, #dedce0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdce0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 220 224 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.13 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.03 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.59 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.81 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.73 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 6.07 #23231f Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dcdce0  rgb(220, 220, 224)  hsl(240, 6%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#e0e0dc  rgb(224, 224, 220)  hsl(60, 6%, 87%)  Platinum
#e0dcdc  rgb(224, 220, 220)  hsl(0, 6%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dce0dc  rgb(220, 224, 220)  hsl(120, 6%, 87%)  Platinum