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#DFDFE4

#dfdfe4 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfdfe4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.19% cyan, 2.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 8.47% saturation and 88.43% 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7406

Complementary

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #e4e4df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #e4e1df
  3. #e1e4df

Analogous

  1. #dfe1e4
  2. #dfdfe4
  3. #e1dfe4

Triadic

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #e4dfdf
  3. #dfe4df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #e4dfe4
  3. #e4e4df
  4. #dfe4df

Square

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #e4dfe1
  3. #e4e4df
  4. #dfe4e1

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8c9e
  2. #b6b6c1
  3. #dfdfe4
  4. #f4f4f6
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#dfdfe4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #c9c9cd
  3. #b2b2b6
  4. #9c9ca0
  5. #868689
  6. #707072
  7. #59595b
  8. #434344
  9. #2d2d2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdfe4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #e2e2e7
  3. #e5e5e9
  4. #e9e9ec
  5. #ececef
  6. #efeff2
  7. #f2f2f4
  8. #f5f5f7
  9. #f9f9fa
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdfe4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdfe4
  2. #d6d6da
  3. #ccccd0
  4. #c3c3c6
  5. #b9b9bc
  6. #b0b0b2
  7. #a6a6a8
  8. #9d9d9e
  9. #939394
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfe1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee0e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dedfe4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dee0e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedfe4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dedfe4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dedfe2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdfe4 {
  color: #dfdfe4;
}
Background
.bg-dfdfe4 {
  background-color: #dfdfe4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdfe4 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdfe4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdfe4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 223 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 8% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdfe4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdfe4, #e1dfe4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdfe4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 223 228 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.73 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.87 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.87 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.32 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.42 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.45 #20201b Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdfe4  rgb(223, 223, 228)  hsl(240, 8%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e4e4df  rgb(228, 228, 223)  hsl(60, 8%, 88%)  Platinum
#e4dfdf  rgb(228, 223, 223)  hsl(0, 8%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dfe4df  rgb(223, 228, 223)  hsl(120, 8%, 88%)  Platinum