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#DEDEE6

#dedee6 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dedee6 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 87.06% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.48% cyan, 3.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 13.79% saturation and 88.63% 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 15.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.7349

Complementary

  1. #dedee6
  2. #e6e6de

Split complementary

  1. #dedee6
  2. #e6e2de
  3. #e2e6de

Analogous

  1. #dee2e6
  2. #dedee6
  3. #e2dee6

Triadic

  1. #dedee6
  2. #e6dede
  3. #dee6de

Tetradic

  1. #dedee6
  2. #e6dee6
  3. #e6e6de
  4. #dee6de

Square

  1. #dedee6
  2. #e6dee2
  3. #e6e6de
  4. #dee6e2

Monochromatic

  1. #8787a4
  2. #b2b2c5
  3. #dedee6
  4. #f3f3f6
  5. #f3f3f6

Shades

#dedee6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedee6
  2. #c8c8cf
  3. #b2b2b8
  4. #9b9ba1
  5. #85858a
  6. #6f6f73
  7. #59595c
  8. #434345
  9. #2c2c2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedee6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedee6
  2. #e1e1e9
  3. #e5e5eb
  4. #e8e8ee
  5. #ebebf0
  6. #efeff3
  7. #f2f2f5
  8. #f5f5f8
  9. #f8f8fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedee6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedee6
  2. #d5d5dc
  3. #cbcbd2
  4. #c2c2c7
  5. #b8b8bd
  6. #afafb3
  7. #a6a6a9
  8. #9c9c9f
  9. #939394
  10. #89898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedee2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdfe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcdee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dddfe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddee6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddee6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dddfe3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedee6 {
  color: #dedee6;
}
Background
.bg-dedee6 {
  background-color: #dedee6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedee6 {
  border: 2px solid #dedee6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedee6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 222 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 14% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedee6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedee6, #e2dee6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedee6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 222 230 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.11 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.86 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.86 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.24 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.31 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.51 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.55 #212119 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dedee6  rgb(222, 222, 230)  hsl(240, 14%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e6e6de  rgb(230, 230, 222)  hsl(60, 14%, 89%)  Platinum
#e6dede  rgb(230, 222, 222)  hsl(0, 14%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#dee6de  rgb(222, 230, 222)  hsl(120, 14%, 89%)  Mint Cream