NeutralLightMuted

Gainsboro

#DCDCDB

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.37:1Fails

Black text

14.43:1AAA

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About Gainsboro

Gainsboro (#DCDCDB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 220, 220, 219 and its HSL value is 60°, 1%, 86%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gainsboro, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DCDCDB · #DBDBDC

Analogous

#DCDCDB · #DCDCDB · #DCDCDB

Triadic

#DCDCDB · #DBDCDC · #DCDBDC

Split complementary

#DCDCDB · #DBDCDC · #DCDBDC

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