Close to Gainsboro
#DFDCDB
#DFDCDB is a very light neutral gray, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 6% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DFDCDB.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.40:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.40:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFDCDB as they’d see it.
#DFDCDB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DFDCDB
What color is #DFDCDB?
#DFDCDB is a very light neutral gray, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 6% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFDCDB in RGB?
#DFDCDB is rgb(223, 220, 219): 223 red, 220 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFDCDB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 2, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFDCDB?
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 #DFDCDB?
Its complement #DADDDE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.