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#DEE3E8

#dee3e8 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dee3e8 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, 89.02% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.31% cyan, 2.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 17.86% saturation and 89.02% 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 16.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.7629

Complementary

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #e8e3de

Split complementary

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #e8dede
  3. #e8e8de

Analogous

  1. #dee8e8
  2. #dee3e8
  3. #dedee8

Triadic

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #e8dee3
  3. #e3e8de

Tetradic

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #e3dee8
  3. #e8e3de
  4. #e3e8de

Square

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #e8dee8
  3. #e8e3de
  4. #dee8de

Monochromatic

  1. #8497a9
  2. #b1bdc9
  3. #dee3e8
  4. #f3f5f7
  5. #f3f5f7

Shades

#dee3e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #c8ccd1
  3. #b2b6ba
  4. #9b9fa2
  5. #85888b
  6. #6f7274
  7. #595b5d
  8. #434446
  9. #2c2d2e
  10. #161717
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee3e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #e1e6ea
  3. #e5e9ed
  4. #e8ebef
  5. #ebeef1
  6. #eff1f4
  7. #f2f4f6
  8. #f5f7f8
  9. #f8f9fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee3e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee3e8
  2. #d5d9de
  3. #cbcfd3
  4. #c2c5c9
  5. #b8bbbe
  6. #afb2b4
  7. #a6a8aa
  8. #9c9e9f
  9. #939495
  10. #898a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e3e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1e3e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0e2e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dce4e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e3e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe2e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dde4e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee3e8 {
  color: #dee3e8;
}
Background
.bg-dee3e8 {
  background-color: #dee3e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee3e8 {
  border: 2px solid #dee3e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee3e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 227 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 18% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee3e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee3e8, #dedee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee3e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 227 232 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.32 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.07 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.61 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.98 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.52 #211c17 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dee3e8  rgb(222, 227, 232)  hsl(210, 18%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e8e3de  rgb(232, 227, 222)  hsl(30, 18%, 89%)  Platinum
#e8dee3  rgb(232, 222, 227)  hsl(330, 18%, 89%)  Lavender Blush
#e3e8de  rgb(227, 232, 222)  hsl(90, 18%, 89%)  Platinum