Gainsboro

Gainsboro is a very light neutral gray color with the hex code #DCDCDC (hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 86%). It is also the CSS named color gainsboro.

#DCDCDC

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Gainsboro	`#DCDCDC`	220, 220, 220	0°, 0%, 86%	0, 0, 0, 14	89.4% 0.000 0

Contrast with white text 1.37:1, with black text 15.31:1 — use black text on Gainsboro.

gainsboro is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: gainsboro works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#E6E6E6

#BFBFBF

#999999

#737373

#4D4D4D

#262626

Colors that go with Gainsboro

Six color schemes built on Gainsboro with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Waterfront (#D4E4E5), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Light Gray (lightgray): Light Gray (#D3D3D3) is darker than Gainsboro (relative luminance 0.651 vs 0.716) and equally saturated.
Lavender (CSS) (lavender): Lavender (CSS) (#E6E6FA) is lighter than Gainsboro (relative luminance 0.803 vs 0.716) and more saturated.
Powder Blue (powderblue): Powder Blue (#B0E0E6) is about as light as Gainsboro (relative luminance 0.683 vs 0.716) and more saturated.
Misty Rose (mistyrose): Misty Rose (#FFE4E1) is lighter than Gainsboro (relative luminance 0.822 vs 0.716) and more saturated.

Similar very light gray colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Gainsboro?

#DCDCDC — RGB 220, 220, 220, HSL 0°, 0%, 86%.

Is Gainsboro a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel.