Light gray
#DAD5DE
#DAD5DE is a light gray with almost no color, at step 200 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 13.1:1. On white it reaches only 1.4:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#DAD5DE shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DAD5DE kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F9F5FB
- 100 EDE9F0
- 200 DAD5DE
- 300 C2BDC5
- 400 A5A1A9
- 500 8A858E
- 600 706B73
- 700 57535B
- 800 423E44
- 900 2D2A2F
- 950 1A171B
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #f9f5fb; --color-gray-100: #ede9f0; --color-gray-200: #dad5de; --color-gray-300: #c2bdc5; --color-gray-400: #a5a1a9; --color-gray-500: #8a858e; --color-gray-600: #706b73; --color-gray-700: #57535b; --color-gray-800: #423e44; --color-gray-900: #2d2a2f; --color-gray-950: #1a171b;}Is #DAD5DE readable?
Contrast for text on #DAD5DE and for #DAD5DE used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.4APCA Lc 24 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 13.1APCA Lc 82 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #79757D · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.4APCA Lc 21 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 13.1APCA Lc 82 · Body text
Color palettes with #DAD5DE
Six palettes built around #DAD5DE, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DAD5DE · #C46F9D · #9BA2FF · #FFE1E6 · #28242B
- Complementary#DAD5DE · #90C36C · #81C840 · #F0DBFF · #312B36
- Split complementary#DAD5DE · #C6B160 · #00C989 · #EED8FF · #372D3B
- Triadic#DAD5DE · #E4A327 · #00B9B8 · #EDD6FF · #261E29
- Tetradic#DAD5DE · #BA7761 · #82C92F · #B0EDFF · #241D29
- Monochromatic#DAD5DE · #9E74C1 · #C487DA · #E8D1FF · #342A39
#DAD5DE as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DAD5DE looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F9F5FB
- Brand 100, #EDE9F0
- Brand 200, #DAD5DE
- Brand 300, #C2BDC5
- Brand 400, #A5A1A9
- Brand 500, #8A858E
- Brand 600, #706B73
- Brand 700, #57535B
- Brand 800, #423E44
- Brand 900, #2D2A2F
- Brand 950, #1A171B
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFA
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F5
- Neutral 200, #E6E5E6
- Neutral 300, #D5D3D6
- Neutral 400, #A2A0A4
- Neutral 500, #757277
- Neutral 600, #555357
- Neutral 700, #413F43
- Neutral 800, #29272B
- Neutral 900, #19171A
- Neutral 950, #0B090C
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #51A867
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #EDAD57
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3E8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 200 with neutral 950 text, at 13.7:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 200: it already reads on the dark background at 13.7:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #DAD5DE
Lighter and darker versions of #DAD5DE.