Gainsboro

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 15.31:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#DCDCDCsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(220, 220, 220)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 86%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 14%)approximate process color

Tailwindneutral-300nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.37:1

Black textAAA15.31:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#474747

#8E8E8E

#DCDCDC

#E6E6E6

#F0F0F0

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#DCDCDC

Triadic

#DCDCDC

Complement

#DCDCDC

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-gainsboro: #DCDCDC;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-gainsboro);
  color: #000000;
}

Hueneutral

Lightness88 L*

Chroma0.0

Luminance0.716