Close to Gainsboro
#DCDFE5
#DCDFE5 is a very light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 220°, with 15% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DCDFE5.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.34:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.73:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.34:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.73:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCDFE5 as they’d see it.
#DCDFE5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DCDFE5
What color is #DCDFE5?
#DCDFE5 is a very light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 220°, with 15% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DCDFE5 in RGB?
#DCDFE5 is rgb(220, 223, 229): 220 red, 223 green, and 229 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DCDFE5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(4, 3, 0, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DCDFE5?
PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DCDFE5?
Its complement #E2DFD9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.