Light gray
#DEDEEF
#DEDEEF is a light gray with almost no color, at step 200 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 14.2:1. On white it reaches only 1.3:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#DEDEEF shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DEDEEF kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F6F6FF
- 100 EAEAF7
- 200 DEDEEF
- 300 BEBECD
- 400 A1A1B1
- 500 868695
- 600 6C6C7A
- 700 545461
- 800 3E3E4A
- 900 2A2A34
- 950 18171F
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #f6f6ff; --color-gray-100: #eaeaf7; --color-gray-200: #dedeef; --color-gray-300: #bebecd; --color-gray-400: #a1a1b1; --color-gray-500: #868695; --color-gray-600: #6c6c7a; --color-gray-700: #545461; --color-gray-800: #3e3e4a; --color-gray-900: #2a2a34; --color-gray-950: #18171f;}Is #DEDEEF readable?
Contrast for text on #DEDEEF and for #DEDEEF 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 · 14.2APCA Lc 87 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #767585 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.3APCA Lc 16 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 14.2APCA Lc 87 · Body text
Color palettes with #DEDEEF
Six palettes built around #DEDEEF, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DEDEEF · #BC8DD2 · #74B1FF · #FFD4EA · #1F1F28
- Complementary#DEDEEF · #CAB049 · #D0AF00 · #E2DDFF · #21222D
- Split complementary#DEDEEF · #E1A537 · #59B152 · #DBDEFF · #272736
- Triadic#DEDEEF · #D2866B · #00C698 · #DBD3FF · #222433
- Tetradic#DEDEEF · #D78693 · #D0AF00 · #6DEFF0 · #292833
- Monochromatic#DEDEEF · #8A81D6 · #B09DFE · #D9D9FF · #2E2D3D
#DEDEEF as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DEDEEF looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F6F6FF
- Brand 100, #EAEAF7
- Brand 200, #DEDEEF
- Brand 300, #BEBECD
- Brand 400, #A1A1B1
- Brand 500, #868695
- Brand 600, #6C6C7A
- Brand 700, #545461
- Brand 800, #3E3E4A
- Brand 900, #2A2A34
- Brand 950, #18171F
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E5E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D3D4D9
- Neutral 400, #A0A0A8
- Neutral 500, #72727B
- Neutral 600, #53535C
- Neutral 700, #3F3F47
- 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, #EFAF58
- 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 14.9:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 200: it already reads on the dark background at 14.9:1.
- 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 #DEDEEF
Lighter and darker versions of #DEDEEF.