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#DFDDDF

#dfdddf ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfdddf 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, 86.67% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.03% saturation and 87.06% 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 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7273

Complementary

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #dddfdd

Split complementary

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #dedfdd
  3. #dddfde

Analogous

  1. #dedddf
  2. #dfdddf
  3. #dfddde

Triadic

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #dfdfdd
  3. #dddfdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #dfdddd
  3. #dddfdd
  4. #dddfdf

Square

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #dfdedd
  3. #dddfdd
  4. #dddedf

Monochromatic

  1. #958e95
  2. #bab6ba
  3. #dfdddf
  4. #f5f4f5
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#dfdddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #c9c7c9
  3. #b2b1b2
  4. #9c9b9c
  5. #868586
  6. #706f70
  7. #595859
  8. #434243
  9. #2d2c2d
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #e2e0e2
  3. #e5e4e5
  4. #e9e7e9
  5. #ecebec
  6. #efeeef
  7. #f2f1f2
  8. #f5f5f5
  9. #f9f8f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdddf
  2. #d6d4d6
  3. #cccacc
  4. #c3c1c3
  5. #b9b8b9
  6. #b0afb0
  7. #a6a5a6
  8. #9d9c9d
  9. #939393
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #deddde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dddddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dddedf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfddde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dedddf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfddde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdddf {
  color: #dfdddf;
}
Background
.bg-dfdddf {
  background-color: #dfdddf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdddf {
  border: 2px solid #dfdddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 221 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdddf, #dfddde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 221 223 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.69 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.95 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.95 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.89 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.15 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.30 #202220 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdddf  rgb(223, 221, 223)  hsl(300, 3%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dddfdd  rgb(221, 223, 221)  hsl(120, 3%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dfdfdd  rgb(223, 223, 221)  hsl(60, 3%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dddfdf  rgb(221, 223, 223)  hsl(180, 3%, 87%)  Gainsboro