#dcdede

Color #dcdede

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light cyan.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 0.91 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-200 #e5e5e5 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcdede

RGB

rgb(220, 222, 222)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.9%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 0.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(88.32, -0.67, -0.24)

LCH

lch(88.32, 0.71, 199.71)

OKLCH

oklch(89.9%, 0.0022, 195.95)

HWB

hwb(180, 86.3%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dedcdc

Analogous

#dcdedd

#dcdede

#dcddde

Triadic

#dcdede

#dedcde

#dededc

Split-complementary

#dcdede

#dedcdd

#dedddc

Tetradic

#dcdede

#dcdcde

#dedcdc

#dededc

Square

#dcdede

#dddcde

#dedcdc

#dddedc

Shades

Color #dcdede mixed toward black.

#b6baba

#909797

#6b7272

#484c4c

#242626

Tints

Color #dcdede mixed toward white.

#e2e4e4

#e8e9e9

#eeefef

#f3f4f4

#f9fafa

Tones

Color #dcdede mixed toward gray.

#dcdede

#dddede

#dddddd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ddddde · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#ddddde · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#dcdede · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#dedede · ΔE 1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcdede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcdede]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#dcdede (#dcdede) is rgb(220, 222, 222) in RGB.

No, #dcdede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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