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#E5DDDD

#e5dddd ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e5dddd is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 86.67% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.49% magenta, 3.49% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 13.33% 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 15.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.7359

Complementary

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #dde5e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #dde5e1
  3. #dde1e5

Analogous

  1. #e5dde1
  2. #e5dddd
  3. #e5e1dd

Triadic

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #dde5dd
  3. #dddde5

Tetradic

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #e5e5dd
  3. #dde5e5
  4. #dddde5

Square

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #e1e5dd
  3. #dde5e5
  4. #e1dde5

Monochromatic

  1. #a38686
  2. #c4b2b2
  3. #e5dddd
  4. #f6f3f3
  5. #f6f3f3

Shades

#e5dddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #cec7c7
  3. #b7b1b1
  4. #a09b9b
  5. #898585
  6. #736f6f
  7. #5c5858
  8. #454242
  9. #2e2c2c
  10. #171616
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5dddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #e8e0e0
  3. #eae4e4
  4. #ede7e7
  5. #efebeb
  6. #f2eeee
  7. #f5f1f1
  8. #f7f5f5
  9. #faf8f8
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5dddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5dddd
  2. #dbd4d4
  3. #d1caca
  4. #c7c1c1
  5. #bdb8b8
  6. #b3afaf
  7. #a8a5a5
  8. #9e9c9c
  9. #949393
  10. #8a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dede ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dededd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0dfdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7dcdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1dedd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2dedd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6dddd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5dddd {
  color: #e5dddd;
}
Background
.bg-e5dddd {
  background-color: #e5dddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5dddd {
  border: 2px solid #e5dddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5dddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 221 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 13% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5dddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5dddd, #e5e1dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5dddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 221 221 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.88 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.00 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.07 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.69 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.04 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 5.98 #1a2222 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e5dddd  rgb(229, 221, 221)  hsl(0, 13%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dde5e5  rgb(221, 229, 229)  hsl(180, 13%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dde5dd  rgb(221, 229, 221)  hsl(120, 13%, 88%)  Platinum
#dddde5  rgb(221, 221, 229)  hsl(240, 13%, 88%)  Gainsboro