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#E2DBDB

#e2dbdb ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e2dbdb is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 85.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.1% magenta, 3.1% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 10.77% saturation and 87.25% 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 15.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7195

Complementary

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #dbe2e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #dbe2de
  3. #dbdee2

Analogous

  1. #e2dbde
  2. #e2dbdb
  3. #e2dedb

Triadic

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #dbe2db
  3. #dbdbe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #e2e2db
  3. #dbe2e2
  4. #dbdbe2

Square

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #dee2db
  3. #dbe2e2
  4. #dedbe2

Monochromatic

  1. #9e8686
  2. #c0b1b1
  3. #e2dbdb
  4. #f6f4f4
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#e2dbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #cbc5c5
  3. #b5afaf
  4. #9e9999
  5. #888383
  6. #716e6e
  7. #5a5858
  8. #444242
  9. #2d2c2c
  10. #171616
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2dbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #e5dfdf
  3. #e8e2e2
  4. #ebe6e6
  5. #eee9e9
  6. #f1eded
  7. #f3f1f1
  8. #f6f4f4
  9. #f9f8f8
  10. #fcfbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2dbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2dbdb
  2. #d8d2d2
  3. #cec9c9
  4. #c5c0c0
  5. #bbb7b7
  6. #b1aeae
  7. #a7a4a4
  8. #9d9b9b
  9. #949292
  10. #8a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdcdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdcdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dedddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4dadb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedbdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfdcdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3dbdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2dbdb {
  color: #e2dbdb;
}
Background
.bg-e2dbdb {
  background-color: #e2dbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2dbdb {
  border: 2px solid #e2dbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2dbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 219 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 11% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2dbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2dbdb, #e2dedb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2dbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 219 219 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.39 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.60 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.04 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.04 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.24 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 6.27 #1d2424 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e2dbdb  rgb(226, 219, 219)  hsl(0, 11%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dbe2e2  rgb(219, 226, 226)  hsl(180, 11%, 87%)  Gainsboro
#dbe2db  rgb(219, 226, 219)  hsl(120, 11%, 87%)  Platinum
#dbdbe2  rgb(219, 219, 226)  hsl(240, 11%, 87%)  Gainsboro