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#DCDFD9

#dcdfd9 ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dcdfd9 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, 87.45% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 8.57% saturation and 86.27% 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 Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.73

Complementary

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #dcd9df

Split complementary

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #d9d9df
  3. #dfd9df

Analogous

  1. #dfdfd9
  2. #dcdfd9
  3. #d9dfd9

Triadic

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #d9dcdf
  3. #dfd9dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #d9dfdc
  3. #dcd9df
  4. #dfd9dc

Square

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #d9dfdf
  3. #dcd9df
  4. #dfd9d9

Monochromatic

  1. #8f9986
  2. #b6bcaf
  3. #dcdfd9
  4. #f5f6f4
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#dcdfd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #c6c9c3
  3. #b0b2ae
  4. #9a9c98
  5. #848682
  6. #6e706d
  7. #585957
  8. #424341
  9. #2c2d2b
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdfd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #e0e2dd
  3. #e3e5e1
  4. #e7e9e4
  5. #eaece8
  6. #eeefec
  7. #f1f2f0
  8. #f5f5f4
  9. #f8f9f7
  10. #fcfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdfd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdfd9
  2. #d3d6d0
  3. #caccc7
  4. #c0c3be
  5. #b7b9b5
  6. #aeb0ad
  7. #a5a6a4
  8. #9c9d9b
  9. #929392
  10. #898a89
  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 #dddedc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0ded9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfded9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcdedd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deded9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deded9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcdfdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdfd9 {
  color: #dcdfd9;
}
Background
.bg-dcdfd9 {
  background-color: #dcdfd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdfd9 {
  border: 2px solid #dcdfd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdfd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 223 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 9% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdfd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdfd9, #d9dfd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdfd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 223 217 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.43 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.74 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.96 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.49 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.49 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.61 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 6.19 #232026 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Platinum
#dcdfd9  rgb(220, 223, 217)  hsl(90, 9%, 86%)  Platinum
#dcd9df  rgb(220, 217, 223)  hsl(270, 9%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#d9dcdf  rgb(217, 220, 223)  hsl(210, 9%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dfd9dc  rgb(223, 217, 220)  hsl(330, 9%, 86%)  Gainsboro