Light gray
#DCD3DE
#DCD3DE 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.
#DCD3DE shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DCD3DE kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FBF4FC
- 100 EFE8F1
- 200 DCD3DE
- 300 C4BCC6
- 400 A8A0AA
- 500 8D848E
- 600 726A74
- 700 5A525B
- 800 443D45
- 900 2F2930
- 950 1B171C
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #fbf4fc; --color-gray-100: #efe8f1; --color-gray-200: #dcd3de; --color-gray-300: #c4bcc6; --color-gray-400: #a8a0aa; --color-gray-500: #8d848e; --color-gray-600: #726a74; --color-gray-700: #5a525b; --color-gray-800: #443d45; --color-gray-900: #2f2930; --color-gray-950: #1b171c;}Is #DCD3DE readable?
Contrast for text on #DCD3DE and for #DCD3DE 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: #7C747E · 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 #DCD3DE
Six palettes built around #DCD3DE, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DCD3DE · #C8829C · #BEA8FF · #FFD4D7 · #2C232E
- Complementary#DCD3DE · #52A756 · #5CB423 · #FCE0FF · #272028
- Split complementary#DCD3DE · #CCB03E · #00BB93 · #FFCDFE · #272127
- Triadic#DCD3DE · #DAA663 · #00B3BF · #FDD4FD · #352734
- Tetradic#DCD3DE · #E68859 · #83C369 · #A7E4FF · #2D2630
- Monochromatic#DCD3DE · #AF7BB1 · #D690E1 · #F3D8FF · #2A212B
#DCD3DE as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DCD3DE looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FBF4FC
- Brand 100, #EFE8F1
- Brand 200, #DCD3DE
- Brand 300, #C4BCC6
- Brand 400, #A8A0AA
- Brand 500, #8D848E
- Brand 600, #726A74
- Brand 700, #5A525B
- Brand 800, #443D45
- Brand 900, #2F2930
- Brand 950, #1B171C
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F5
- Neutral 200, #E6E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D6D3D7
- Neutral 400, #A39FA4
- Neutral 500, #767177
- Neutral 600, #575258
- Neutral 700, #433F44
- Neutral 800, #2A262B
- Neutral 900, #1A161B
- 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 #DCD3DE
Lighter and darker versions of #DCD3DE.