Gainsboro

#dcd9dc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for gainsboro, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Gainsboro carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Gainsboro color values

Every conversion for #dcd9dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd9dc

RGB220, 217, 220

HSL300, 4%, 86%

HSV300, 1%, 86%

CMYK0%, 1%, 0%, 14%

Lab87.0, 1.56, -1.12

XYZ67.25, 70.01, 77.68

Decimal14473692

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone538 C

Shades of gainsboro

#c9c4c9 #b5afb5 #a29aa2 #8e848e #7a707a #655d65 #4f494f #3a363a #252225 #100f10

Tints of gainsboro

#dfdcdf #e1dfe1 #e4e2e4 #e7e4e7 #e9e7e9 #eceaec #efedef #f1f0f1 #f4f3f4 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with gainsboro

Complementary#d9dcd9 Analogous#dbd9dc Analogous#dcd9db Triadic#dcdcd9 Triadic#d9dcdc Split complementary#dbdcd9 Split complementary#d9dcdb

Gainsboro in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd9dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 0 14

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 4 20

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gainsboro in css

Copy #dcd9dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd9dc; }
.text { color: #dcd9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd9dc; }

How gainsboro looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Gainsboro and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dcd9dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd9dc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gainsboro on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dcd9dc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around gainsboro? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn gainsboro into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dcd9dc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from gainsboro, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #dcd9dc are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.