Gainsboro

#dbe0df

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. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Gainsboro color values

Every conversion for #dbe0df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbe0df

RGB219, 224, 223

HSL168, 7%, 87%

HSV168, 2%, 88%

CMYK2%, 0%, 0%, 12%

Lab88.78, -1.86, -0.11

XYZ69.19, 73.7, 80.39

Decimal14409951

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone642 C

Shades of gainsboro

#c5cdcb #afbab8 #99a7a4 #829490 #6e7f7c #5a6966 #475351 #343d3b #212726 #0e1010

Tints of gainsboro

#dee2e1 #e0e5e4 #e3e7e6 #e6e9e8 #e8ebeb #ebeeed #edf0ef #f0f2f2 #f3f4f4 #f5f7f6

Colors that go with gainsboro

Complementary#e0dbdc Analogous#dbe0dd Analogous#dbdfe0 Triadic#dfdbe0 Triadic#e0dfdb Split complementary#e0dbdf Split complementary#e0dddb

Gainsboro in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbe0df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 4 18

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 #dbe0df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbe0df; }
.text { color: #dbe0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe0df; }

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 #dbe0df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbe0df 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 #dbe0df 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 #dbe0df 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

The figures for #dbe0df come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.