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#DFDFE5

#dfdfe5 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfdfe5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.62% cyan, 2.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 10.34% saturation and 88.63% 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 15.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7412

Complementary

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #e5e5df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #e5e2df
  3. #e2e5df

Analogous

  1. #dfe2e5
  2. #dfdfe5
  3. #e2dfe5

Triadic

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #e5dfdf
  3. #dfe5df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #e5dfe5
  3. #e5e5df
  4. #dfe5df

Square

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #e5dfe2
  3. #e5e5df
  4. #dfe5e2

Monochromatic

  1. #8b8ba0
  2. #b5b5c3
  3. #dfdfe5
  4. #f4f4f6
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#dfdfe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #c9c9ce
  3. #b2b2b7
  4. #9c9ca0
  5. #868689
  6. #707073
  7. #59595c
  8. #434345
  9. #2d2d2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdfe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #e2e2e8
  3. #e5e5ea
  4. #e9e9ed
  5. #ececef
  6. #efeff2
  7. #f2f2f5
  8. #f5f5f7
  9. #f9f9fa
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdfe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdfe5
  2. #d6d6db
  3. #ccccd1
  4. #c3c3c7
  5. #b9b9bd
  6. #b0b0b3
  7. #a6a6a8
  8. #9d9d9e
  9. #939394
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee0e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dedfe5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dee0e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedfe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dedfe5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dee0e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdfe5 {
  color: #dfdfe5;
}
Background
.bg-dfdfe5 {
  background-color: #dfdfe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdfe5 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdfe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdfe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 223 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 10% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdfe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdfe5, #e2dfe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdfe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 223 229 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.21 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.23 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.26 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.35 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.57 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.70 #20201a Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfdfe5  rgb(223, 223, 229)  hsl(240, 10%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e5e5df  rgb(229, 229, 223)  hsl(60, 10%, 89%)  Platinum
#e5dfdf  rgb(229, 223, 223)  hsl(0, 10%, 89%)  Platinum
#dfe5df  rgb(223, 229, 223)  hsl(120, 10%, 89%)  Platinum