Gainsboro belongs to the X11 web color. Gainsboro is a pale tone of gray.
What color is Gainsboro?
Gainsboro color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Gainsboro is #DCDCDC, and the RGB color code is RGB(220, 220, 220).
In the RGB color model, Gainsboro has a red value of 220, a green value of 220, and a blue value of 220. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 13.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation, and 86.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Gainsboro has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation and 86.3 % brightness/value.
Gainsboro is cool or warm?
The color Gainsboro is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color
What is the LRV of Gainsboro? (For interior and product design)
Gainsboro has an LRV of nearly 71.6. By LRV value, it is a light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 71.6 of Gainsboro with dark and light color
Is Gainsboro Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Gainsboro meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Gainsboro color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #DCDCDC
- Red
- DC
- Green
- DC
- Blue
- DC
- Red
- 220 (86.3%)
- Green
- 220 (86.3%)
- Blue
- 220 (86.3%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 13.73%
- Hue
- 0°
- Saturation
- 0.00 %
- Lightness
- 86.27 %
- Hue
- 0°
- Saturation
- 0.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 86.27 %
- Red
- 13 (5.0%)
- Yellow
- 32 (12.6%)
- Blue
- 24 (9.6%)
- Hue
- 0°
- Whiteness
- 86.27 %
- Blackness
- 13.73 %
- Cyan
- 13.73%
- Magenta
- 13.73%
- Yellow
- 13.73%
- X
- 68.03
- Y
- 71.57
- Z
- 77.94
- Y1
- 71.57
- X
- 0.31
- Y2
- 0.33
- L
- 87.76
- A
- 0
- B
- -0.01
- L
- 87.76
- C
- 0.01
- H
- 296.81
- L
- 87.76
- U
- 0
- V
- -0.02
- L
- 84.6
- A
- -4.51
- B
- 4.6
- LRV
- ~ 71.6 %
- Munsell Color System
- N8.7
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Gainsboro
These are the named colors closest to Gainsboro , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
British Standard 4800
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Gainsboro to British Standard 4800
RAL Design
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Gainsboro to RAL Design
Pantone TCX
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Gainsboro to RAL Classic
Paint similar to Gainsboro
These are the real paint colors closest to Gainsboro from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Gainsboro once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Gainsboro to Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin Williams
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Gainsboro to Sherwin Williams
Valspar
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Gainsboro to Valspar
Behr
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Gainsboro to Behr
Benjamin Moore
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Gainsboro to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Gainsboro to PPG Paints
Farrow & Ball
Gainsboro color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Gainsboro to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Gainsboro - #DCDCDC color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Gainsboro - #DCDCDC?
Color that best contrast with Gainsboro - #DCDCDC is #DCDCDC, color name is Gainsboro. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Gainsboro - #DCDCDC?
Complementary or Opposite color for Gainsboro - #DCDCDC is #DCDCDC, color name is Gainsboro.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Gainsboro - #DCDCDC Color Images and Patterns
