#DCD8D9#DCD8D9
#DCD8D9 is a very light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.693; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.005 H 0.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD8D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 216, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 5%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 2%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 1.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.67, 1.54, -0.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.67, 1.54, 359.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.57% 0.0046 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.57% 0.005 0) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.5935, 69.3373, 75.5074) |
| Luminance | 0.6934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 2.31
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 2.59
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 4.00
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 6.21
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.31
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD8D9 #D8DCDB
analogous
#DCD8DB #DCD8D9 #DCD9D8
triadic
#DCD8D9 #D9DCD8 #D8D9DC
tetradic
#DCD8D9 #DBDCD8 #D8DCDB #D9D8DC
square
#DCD8D9 #DBDCD8 #D8DCDB #D9D8DC
split-complementary
#DCD8D9 #D8DCD9 #D8DBDC
monochromatic
#A2979A #BFB8BA #DCD8D9 #F1EFEF #F1EFEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#DCD8D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.87
#DCD8D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD8D9
14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD8D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD8D9 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.87 | 14.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D9D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9D9D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDD8D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd8d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 216, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.005 0.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6e4e4',
500: '#dcd8d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd8d9; $custom-light: #e6e4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd8d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 216,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345,
"s": 5.405,
"l": 85.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88567,
"c": 0.00457,
"h": 0
},
"luminance": 0.69337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD8D9
secondary
#A9AFAE
accent
#8F8156
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFCFC
border
#D5D5D5
text
#161515
muted
#848484