Light gray
#DBD3DF
#DBD3DF is a light gray with almost no color, at step 200 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 12.9:1. On white it reaches only 1.5:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#DBD3DF shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DBD3DF kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FAF4FD
- 100 EFE9F2
- 200 DBD3DF
- 300 C3BCC7
- 400 A7A0AB
- 500 8C8490
- 600 716A75
- 700 59525C
- 800 433D46
- 900 2E2930
- 950 1A171C
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #faf4fd; --color-gray-100: #efe9f2; --color-gray-200: #dbd3df; --color-gray-300: #c3bcc7; --color-gray-400: #a7a0ab; --color-gray-500: #8c8490; --color-gray-600: #716a75; --color-gray-700: #59525c; --color-gray-800: #433d46; --color-gray-900: #2e2930; --color-gray-950: #1a171c;}Is #DBD3DF readable?
Contrast for text on #DBD3DF and for #DBD3DF 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 · 1.5APCA Lc 25 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 12.9APCA Lc 81 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #7C747F · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.5APCA Lc 22 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 12.9APCA Lc 81 · Body text
Color palettes with #DBD3DF
Six palettes built around #DBD3DF, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DBD3DF · #D777AF · #9CA3FF · #FFCBD3 · #302832
- Complementary#DBD3DF · #6CA265 · #6AC643 · #F2D6FF · #2D242F
- Split complementary#DBD3DF · #C4B16A · #00C29A · #F7D2FF · #312A34
- Triadic#DBD3DF · #E5A236 · #00B3AD · #F8D7FD · #332B3A
- Tetradic#DBD3DF · #BB6842 · #93C35E · #C8EEFF · #332D35
- Monochromatic#DBD3DF · #B677D0 · #C07FF9 · #EFE0FF · #2F2834
#DBD3DF as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DBD3DF looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FAF4FD
- Brand 100, #EFE9F2
- Brand 200, #DBD3DF
- Brand 300, #C3BCC7
- Brand 400, #A7A0AB
- Brand 500, #8C8490
- Brand 600, #716A75
- Brand 700, #59525C
- Brand 800, #433D46
- Brand 900, #2E2930
- Brand 950, #1A171C
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F5
- Neutral 200, #E6E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D6D3D7
- Neutral 400, #A39FA5
- Neutral 500, #767178
- Neutral 600, #565258
- Neutral 700, #423F44
- Neutral 800, #2A262B
- Neutral 900, #1A171B
- Neutral 950, #0C090D
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, #EDAD56
- 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 13.6:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 200: it already reads on the dark background at 13.6:1.
- 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 #DBD3DF
Lighter and darker versions of #DBD3DF.