Gainsboro (Neutral)

#DCDCD9

RGB: 220, 220, 217

Color OverviewHEX #DCDCD9

#DCDCD9 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #DCDCD9 is composed of 86% red, 86% green, and 85% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 60°, saturation of 4%, and lightness of 86%.

HEX

#DCDCD9

RGB

220, 220, 217

HSL

60°, 4%, 86%

HSV

60°, 1%, 86%

CMYK

0%, 0%, 1%, 14%

Name Match

Gainsboro

Closest Standard

Shades of #DCDCD9 (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #DCDCD9 (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #DCDCD9 (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #DCDCD9

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 #DCDCD9 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.37 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #DCDCD9 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):15.28 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #DCDCD9;
}

.element {
  color: #DCDCD9;
  background-color: #DCDCD9;
  border-color: #DCDCD9;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#DCDCD9] text-[#DCDCD9] border-[#DCDCD9]">
  Content styled with #DCDCD9
</div>