Gainsboro

#dbdadc

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

This is Gainsboro, a light neutral that behaves like a grey. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Gainsboro color values

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

Hex#dbdadc

RGB219, 218, 220

HSL270, 3%, 86%

HSV270, 1%, 86%

CMYK0%, 1%, 0%, 14%

Lab87.18, 0.7, -0.87

XYZ67.2, 70.37, 77.75

Decimal14408412

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of gainsboro

#c7c5c8 #b2b0b4 #9e9ba1 #8a868d #757278 #615e63 #4c4a4f #38363a #242325 #0f0f10

Tints of gainsboro

#e0e0e1 #e9e8e9 #f1f0f1

Gainsboro in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbdadc 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Gainsboro in css

Copy #dbdadc straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #dbdadc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

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

Gainsboro on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dbdadc 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn gainsboro into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dbdadc 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

Every value on this page for #dbdadc is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.