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#DCDEE3

#dcdee3 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dcdee3 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, 87.06% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.08% cyan, 2.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 11.11% saturation and 87.65% 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 15.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.73

Complementary

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #e3e1dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #e3dedc
  3. #e2e3dc

Analogous

  1. #dce2e3
  2. #dcdee3
  3. #dedce3

Triadic

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #e3dcde
  3. #dee3dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #e1dce3
  3. #e3e1dc
  4. #dee3dc

Square

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #e3dce2
  3. #e3e1dc
  4. #dce3de

Monochromatic

  1. #878e9f
  2. #b2b6c1
  3. #dcdee3
  4. #f4f4f6
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#dcdee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #c6c8cc
  3. #b0b2b6
  4. #9a9b9f
  5. #848588
  6. #6e6f72
  7. #58595b
  8. #424344
  9. #2c2c2d
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #e0e1e6
  3. #e3e5e9
  4. #e7e8eb
  5. #eaebee
  6. #eeeff1
  7. #f1f2f4
  8. #f5f5f7
  9. #f8f8f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdee3
  2. #d3d5d9
  3. #cacbcf
  4. #c0c2c5
  5. #b7b8bb
  6. #aeafb2
  7. #a5a6a8
  8. #9c9c9e
  9. #929394
  10. #89898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddee0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dddee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcdee3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbdfe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdee3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdee3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbdfe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdee3 {
  color: #dcdee3;
}
Background
.bg-dcdee3 {
  background-color: #dcdee3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdee3 {
  border: 2px solid #dcdee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 222 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 11% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdee3, #dedce3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 222 227 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.58 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.58 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.58 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.88 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.52 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.57 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.87 #23211c Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dcdee3  rgb(220, 222, 227)  hsl(223, 11%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e3e1dc  rgb(227, 225, 220)  hsl(43, 11%, 88%)  Platinum
#e3dcde  rgb(227, 220, 222)  hsl(343, 11%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dee3dc  rgb(222, 227, 220)  hsl(103, 11%, 88%)  Platinum