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#DFDCDC

#dfdcdc ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfdcdc 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, 86.27% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 1.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.48% saturation and 86.86% 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 15.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7204

Complementary

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #dcdfdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #dcdfdd
  3. #dcdddf

Analogous

  1. #dfdcdd
  2. #dfdcdc
  3. #dfdddc

Triadic

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #dcdfdc
  3. #dcdcdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #dfdfdc
  3. #dcdfdf
  4. #dcdcdf

Square

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #dddfdc
  3. #dcdfdf
  4. #dddcdf

Monochromatic

  1. #968c8c
  2. #bab4b4
  3. #dfdcdc
  4. #f5f4f4
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#dfdcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #c9c6c6
  3. #b2b0b0
  4. #9c9a9a
  5. #868484
  6. #706e6e
  7. #595858
  8. #434242
  9. #2d2c2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #e2e0e0
  3. #e5e3e3
  4. #e9e7e7
  5. #eceaea
  6. #efeeee
  7. #f2f1f1
  8. #f5f5f5
  9. #f9f8f8
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdcdc
  2. #d6d3d3
  3. #cccaca
  4. #c3c0c0
  5. #b9b7b7
  6. #b0aeae
  7. #a6a5a5
  8. #9d9c9c
  9. #939292
  10. #8a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedcdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdcdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dddddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0dcdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddcdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dedddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdcdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdcdc {
  color: #dfdcdc;
}
Background
.bg-dfdcdc {
  background-color: #dfdcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdcdc {
  border: 2px solid #dfdcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 4% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdcdc, #dfdddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 220 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.52 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.37 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.69 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 2.84 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 4.79 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.46 #202323 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdcdc  rgb(223, 220, 220)  hsl(0, 4%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dcdfdf  rgb(220, 223, 223)  hsl(180, 4%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dcdfdc  rgb(220, 223, 220)  hsl(120, 4%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dcdcdf  rgb(220, 220, 223)  hsl(240, 4%, 87%)  Gainsboro