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#DEE2E1

#dee2e1 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dee2e1 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 88.63% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.44% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 6.45% saturation and 87.84% 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 16.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.7536

Complementary

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #e2dedf

Split complementary

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #e2dee1
  3. #e2dfde

Analogous

  1. #dee2df
  2. #dee2e1
  3. #dee1e2

Triadic

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #e1dee2
  3. #e2e1de

Tetradic

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #dedfe2
  3. #e2dedf
  4. #e2e1de

Square

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #dfdee2
  3. #e2dedf
  4. #e1e2de

Monochromatic

  1. #8d9a97
  2. #b5bebc
  3. #dee2e1
  4. #f4f5f5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#dee2e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #c8cbcb
  3. #b2b5b4
  4. #9b9e9e
  5. #858887
  6. #6f7171
  7. #595a5a
  8. #434444
  9. #2c2d2d
  10. #161717
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee2e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #e1e5e4
  3. #e5e8e7
  4. #e8ebea
  5. #ebeeed
  6. #eff1f0
  7. #f2f3f3
  8. #f5f6f6
  9. #f8f9f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee2e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee2e1
  2. #d5d8d7
  3. #cbcece
  4. #c2c5c4
  5. #b8bbba
  6. #afb1b1
  7. #a6a7a7
  8. #9c9d9d
  9. #939493
  10. #898a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2e1e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1e1e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dde2e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e2e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e1e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dde2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee2e1 {
  color: #dee2e1;
}
Background
.bg-dee2e1 {
  background-color: #dee2e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee2e1 {
  border: 2px solid #dee2e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee2e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 226 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 6% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee2e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee2e1, #dee1e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee2e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 226 225 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.46 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.49 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.89 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.89 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.55 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.77 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.10 #211d1e Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dee2e1  rgb(222, 226, 225)  hsl(165, 6%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e2dedf  rgb(226, 222, 223)  hsl(345, 6%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e1dee2  rgb(225, 222, 226)  hsl(285, 6%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e2e1de  rgb(226, 225, 222)  hsl(45, 6%, 88%)  Platinum