Light gray
#DEDDEE
#DEDDEE is a light gray with almost no color, at step 200 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 14.1:1. On white it reaches only 1.3:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#DEDDEE shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DEDDEE kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F6F6FF
- 100 EAEAF6
- 200 DEDDEE
- 300 BEBDCC
- 400 A2A1B1
- 500 878695
- 600 6C6B7A
- 700 545461
- 800 3F3E4A
- 900 2B2A34
- 950 18171F
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #f6f6ff; --color-gray-100: #eaeaf6; --color-gray-200: #deddee; --color-gray-300: #bebdcc; --color-gray-400: #a2a1b1; --color-gray-500: #878695; --color-gray-600: #6c6b7a; --color-gray-700: #545461; --color-gray-800: #3f3e4a; --color-gray-900: #2b2a34; --color-gray-950: #18171f;}Is #DEDDEE readable?
Contrast for text on #DEDDEE and for #DEDDEE 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 · 1.3APCA Lc 19 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 14.1APCA Lc 86 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #767585 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.3APCA Lc 17 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 14.1APCA Lc 86 · Body text
Color palettes with #DEDDEE
Six palettes built around #DEDDEE, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DEDDEE · #C485CE · #73B4FF · #FFD9F0 · #262530
- Complementary#DEDDEE · #C6B05E · #D9B600 · #E2E4FF · #1F1D2A
- Split complementary#DEDDEE · #DAA93C · #76D45B · #E3E1FF · #212026
- Triadic#DEDDEE · #EA8446 · #49D59A · #CFD0FF · #242533
- Tetradic#DEDDEE · #D46678 · #D0AF00 · #86FFFA · #31303C
- Monochromatic#DEDDEE · #807DBD · #A793F2 · #E3E4FF · #282835
#DEDDEE as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DEDDEE looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F6F6FF
- Brand 100, #EAEAF6
- Brand 200, #DEDDEE
- Brand 300, #BEBDCC
- Brand 400, #A2A1B1
- Brand 500, #878695
- Brand 600, #6C6B7A
- Brand 700, #545461
- Brand 800, #3F3E4A
- Brand 900, #2B2A34
- Brand 950, #18171F
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E5E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D4D3D9
- Neutral 400, #A0A0A8
- Neutral 500, #73727B
- Neutral 600, #54535B
- Neutral 700, #403F47
- Neutral 800, #27272E
- Neutral 900, #17171D
- Neutral 950, #0A090F
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, #EFAE58
- 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 14.8:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 200: it already reads on the dark background at 14.8:1.
- 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 #DEDDEE
Lighter and darker versions of #DEDDEE.