Gainsboro Color
NeutralsA pale gray named after Gainsborough, England, and associated with the silvery tones favored by portrait painter Thomas Gainsborough.
Conversions
#dcdcdcrgb(220, 220, 220)hsl(0, 0%, 86.3%)hsv(0, 0%, 86.3%)cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 13.7%)lab(87.76, -0, 0)lch(87.76, 0, 180)oklch(89.5%, 0, 0)hwb(0, 86.3%, 13.7%)Harmony colors
Accessibility
Black text reads better on this background (15.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.
Under color vision deficiencies
Protanopia
#dcdcdc · ΔE 0
Deuteranopia
#dcdcdc · ΔE 0
Tritanopia
#dcdcdc · ΔE 0
Achromatopsia
#dcdcdc · ΔE 0
Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →
Code
background-color: #dcdcdc;bg-[#dcdcdc]Related colors
Frequently asked questions
Gainsboro (#dcdcdc) is rgb(220, 220, 220) in RGB.
No, #dcdcdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.
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