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#DFDEE7

#dfdee7 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfdee7 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 87.06% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.46% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 246.67°, with 15.79% saturation and 88.82% 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 15.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.737

Complementary

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #e6e7de

Split complementary

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #e7e3de
  3. #e1e7de

Analogous

  1. #dee1e7
  2. #dfdee7
  3. #e3dee7

Triadic

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #e7dfde
  3. #dee7df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #e7dee6
  3. #e6e7de
  4. #dee7df

Square

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #e7dee1
  3. #e6e7de
  4. #dee7e3

Monochromatic

  1. #8985a7
  2. #b4b2c7
  3. #dfdee7
  4. #f4f3f6
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#dfdee7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #c9c8d0
  3. #b2b2b9
  4. #9c9ba2
  5. #86858b
  6. #706f74
  7. #59595c
  8. #434345
  9. #2d2c2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdee7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #e2e1e9
  3. #e5e5ec
  4. #e9e8ee
  5. #ecebf1
  6. #efeff3
  7. #f2f2f5
  8. #f5f5f8
  9. #f9f8fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdee7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdee7
  2. #d6d5dd
  3. #cccbd2
  4. #c3c2c8
  5. #b9b8be
  6. #b0afb4
  7. #a6a6a9
  8. #9d9c9f
  9. #939395
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdfe7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcdfe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dedfe1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddfe7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddee7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dedfe3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdee7 {
  color: #dfdee7;
}
Background
.bg-dfdee7 {
  background-color: #dfdee7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdee7 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdee7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdee7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 222 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 16% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdee7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdee7, #e3dee7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdee7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 222 231 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.70 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.79 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.16 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.40 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.40 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.59 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.77 #202118 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdee7  rgb(223, 222, 231)  hsl(247, 16%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e6e7de  rgb(230, 231, 222)  hsl(67, 16%, 89%)  Platinum
#e7dfde  rgb(231, 223, 222)  hsl(7, 16%, 89%)  Platinum
#dee7df  rgb(222, 231, 223)  hsl(127, 16%, 89%)  Mint Cream