NeutralLightMuted

Gainsboro

#DBDCDC

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.37:1Fails

Black text

14.41:1AAA

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About Gainsboro

Gainsboro (#DBDCDC) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 219, 220, 220 and its HSL value is 180°, 1%, 86%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (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

#DBDCDC · #DCDBDB

Analogous

#DBDCDC · #DBDCDC · #DBDCDC

Triadic

#DBDCDC · #DCDBDC · #DCDCDB

Split complementary

#DBDCDC · #DCDBDC · #DCDCDB

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