Gainsboro (Neutral)

#DAD9E1

RGB: 218, 217, 225

Color OverviewHEX #DAD9E1

#DAD9E1 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #DAD9E1 is composed of 85% red, 85% green, and 88% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 248°, saturation of 12%, and lightness of 87%.

HEX

#DAD9E1

RGB

218, 217, 225

HSL

248°, 12%, 87%

HSV

248°, 4%, 88%

CMYK

3%, 4%, 0%, 12%

Name Match

Gainsboro

Closest Standard

Shades of #DAD9E1 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #DAD9E1 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #DAD9E1 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #DAD9E1

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #DAD9E1 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.4 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #DAD9E1 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):14.99 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #DAD9E1;
}

.element {
  color: #DAD9E1;
  background-color: #DAD9E1;
  border-color: #DAD9E1;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#DAD9E1] text-[#DAD9E1] border-[#DAD9E1]">
  Content styled with #DAD9E1
</div>