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#DDD7DC

#ddd7dc ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ddd7dc is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 84.31% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 310°, with 8.11% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.6914

Complementary

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #d7ddd8

Split complementary

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #d9ddd7
  3. #d7dddb

Analogous

  1. #dbd7dd
  2. #ddd7dc
  3. #ddd7d9

Triadic

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #dcddd7
  3. #d7dcdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #ddd8d7
  3. #d7ddd8
  4. #d7dcdd

Square

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #dddbd7
  3. #d7ddd8
  4. #d7d9dd

Monochromatic

  1. #978494
  2. #baaeb8
  3. #ddd7dc
  4. #f6f4f5
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#ddd7dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #c7c2c6
  3. #b1acb0
  4. #9b979a
  5. #858184
  6. #6f6c6e
  7. #585658
  8. #424142
  9. #2c2b2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd7dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #e0dbe0
  3. #e4dfe3
  4. #e7e3e7
  5. #ebe7ea
  6. #eeebee
  7. #f1eff1
  8. #f5f3f5
  9. #f8f7f8
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd7dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd7dc
  2. #d4ced3
  3. #cac6ca
  4. #c1bdc0
  5. #b8b4b7
  6. #afacae
  7. #a5a3a5
  8. #9c9a9c
  9. #939192
  10. #898989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8d9dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ded7d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9d8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad8dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddd7da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd7dc {
  color: #ddd7dc;
}
Background
.bg-ddd7dc {
  background-color: #ddd7dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd7dc {
  border: 2px solid #ddd7dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd7dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 215 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 8% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd7dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd7dc, #ddd7d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd7dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 215 220 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.35 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.48 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.48 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.51 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.63 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 6.83 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 6.88 #222823 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#ddd7dc  rgb(221, 215, 220)  hsl(310, 8%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#d7ddd8  rgb(215, 221, 216)  hsl(130, 8%, 85%)  Gainsboro
#dcddd7  rgb(220, 221, 215)  hsl(70, 8%, 85%)  Timberwolf
#d7dcdd  rgb(215, 220, 221)  hsl(190, 8%, 85%)  Gainsboro