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#DFE3E3

#dfe3e3 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#dfe3e3 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, 89.02% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 6.67% saturation and 88.24% 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 16.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7617

Complementary

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #e3dfdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #e3dfe1
  3. #e3e1df

Analogous

  1. #dfe3e1
  2. #dfe3e3
  3. #dfe1e3

Triadic

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #e3dfe3
  3. #e3e3df

Tetradic

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #dfdfe3
  3. #e3dfdf
  4. #e3e3df

Square

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #e1dfe3
  3. #e3dfdf
  4. #e1e3df

Monochromatic

  1. #8d9c9c
  2. #b6bfbf
  3. #dfe3e3
  4. #f4f5f5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#dfe3e3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #c9cccc
  3. #b2b6b6
  4. #9c9f9f
  5. #868888
  6. #707272
  7. #595b5b
  8. #434444
  9. #2d2d2d
  10. #161717
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfe3e3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #e2e6e6
  3. #e5e9e9
  4. #e9ebeb
  5. #eceeee
  6. #eff1f1
  7. #f2f4f4
  8. #f5f7f7
  9. #f9f9f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfe3e3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfe3e3
  2. #d6d9d9
  3. #cccfcf
  4. #c3c5c5
  5. #b9bbbb
  6. #b0b2b2
  7. #a6a8a8
  8. #9d9e9e
  9. #939494
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e2e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2e3e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2e2e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dee3e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e3e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e2e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dee3e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfe3e3 {
  color: #dfe3e3;
}
Background
.bg-dfe3e3 {
  background-color: #dfe3e3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfe3e3 {
  border: 2px solid #dfe3e3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfe3e3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 227 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 7% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfe3e3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfe3e3, #dfe1e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfe3e3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 227 227 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.41 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.47 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.99 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.47 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.80 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.02 #201c1c Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#dfe3e3  rgb(223, 227, 227)  hsl(180, 7%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e3dfdf  rgb(227, 223, 223)  hsl(0, 7%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e3dfe3  rgb(227, 223, 227)  hsl(300, 7%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e3e3df  rgb(227, 227, 223)  hsl(60, 7%, 88%)  Platinum