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#DFD7DC

#dfd7dc ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfd7dc is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 1.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 322.5°, with 11.11% saturation and 85.88% 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 14.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.6946

Complementary

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #d7dfda

Split complementary

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #d8dfd7
  3. #d7dfde

Analogous

  1. #ded7df
  2. #dfd7dc
  3. #dfd7d8

Triadic

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #dcdfd7
  3. #d7dcdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #dfdad7
  3. #d7dfda
  4. #d7dcdf

Square

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #dfded7
  3. #d7dfda
  4. #d7d8df

Monochromatic

  1. #9b8292
  2. #bdacb7
  3. #dfd7dc
  4. #f6f4f5
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#dfd7dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #c9c2c6
  3. #b2acb0
  4. #9c979a
  5. #868184
  6. #706c6e
  7. #595658
  8. #434142
  9. #2d2b2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd7dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #e2dbe0
  3. #e5dfe3
  4. #e9e3e7
  5. #ece7ea
  6. #efebee
  7. #f2eff1
  8. #f5f3f5
  9. #f9f7f8
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd7dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd7dc
  2. #d6ced3
  3. #ccc6ca
  4. #c3bdc0
  5. #b9b4b7
  6. #b0acae
  7. #a6a3a5
  8. #9d9a9c
  9. #939192
  10. #8a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9dadc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0d7d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbd9dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0d7da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd7dc {
  color: #dfd7dc;
}
Background
.bg-dfd7dc {
  background-color: #dfd7dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd7dc {
  border: 2px solid #dfd7dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd7dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 11% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd7dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd7dc, #dfd7d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd7dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 220 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.04 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.19 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.19 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.03 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.04 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 6.38 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.77 #202823 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfd7dc  rgb(223, 215, 220)  hsl(323, 11%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#d7dfda  rgb(215, 223, 218)  hsl(143, 11%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dcdfd7  rgb(220, 223, 215)  hsl(83, 11%, 86%)  Platinum
#d7dcdf  rgb(215, 220, 223)  hsl(203, 11%, 86%)  Gainsboro