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#DFDFE2

#dfdfe2 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfdfe2 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, 87.45% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.33% cyan, 1.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.92% saturation and 88.04% 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 15.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7395

Complementary

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #e2e2df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #e2e1df
  3. #e1e2df

Analogous

  1. #dfe1e2
  2. #dfdfe2
  3. #e1dfe2

Triadic

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #e2dfdf
  3. #dfe2df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #e2dfe2
  3. #e2e2df
  4. #dfe2df

Square

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #e2dfe1
  3. #e2e2df
  4. #dfe2e1

Monochromatic

  1. #8f8f99
  2. #b7b7be
  3. #dfdfe2
  4. #f4f4f5
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#dfdfe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #c9c9cb
  3. #b2b2b5
  4. #9c9c9e
  5. #868688
  6. #707071
  7. #59595a
  8. #434344
  9. #2d2d2d
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdfe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #e2e2e5
  3. #e5e5e8
  4. #e9e9eb
  5. #ececee
  6. #efeff1
  7. #f2f2f3
  8. #f5f5f6
  9. #f9f9f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdfe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdfe2
  2. #d6d6d8
  3. #ccccce
  4. #c3c3c5
  5. #b9b9bb
  6. #b0b0b1
  7. #a6a6a7
  8. #9d9d9d
  9. #939394
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dedfe2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dedfe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dedfe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdfe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfdfe2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdfe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdfe2 {
  color: #dfdfe2;
}
Background
.bg-dfdfe2 {
  background-color: #dfdfe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdfe2 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdfe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdfe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 223 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdfe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdfe2, #e1dfe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdfe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 223 226 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.77 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.24 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.24 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.56 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.94 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.27 #20201d Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdfe2  rgb(223, 223, 226)  hsl(240, 5%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e2e2df  rgb(226, 226, 223)  hsl(60, 5%, 88%)  Platinum
#e2dfdf  rgb(226, 223, 223)  hsl(0, 5%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dfe2df  rgb(223, 226, 223)  hsl(120, 5%, 88%)  Platinum