Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#DCDCDC

#DCDCDC is a neutral gray HEX color nearest Gainsboro. RGB 220, 220, 220, HSL 0° 0% 86%, luminance 0.7157; view contrast and conversions.

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#DCDCDC Sample readable text
HEX #DCDCDC
RGB rgb(220, 220, 220)
HSL hsl(0 0% 86%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 0, 14)
Luminance 0.7157
Contrast Black 15.31:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-dcdcdc: #DCDCDC;
.background-dcdcdc { background-color: #DCDCDC; }
.text-dcdcdc { color: #DCDCDC; }

HEX meaning and use

About #DCDCDC

#DCDCDC is classified as a neutral gray value with light visual character. #DCDCDC is visually closest to Gainsboro, a named gray color with HEX #DCDCDC.

The RGB channels are 220, 220, and 220, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 0% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7157, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.31:1AA Pass
White text1.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCDCDC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.31:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#FFFFFF · #000000 text · best 21:1Platinum#E5E4E2 · #000000 text · best 16.53:1Fog#D7DDE0 · #000000 text · best 15.31:1#DBDBDB#DBDBDB · #000000 text · best 15.17:1Aluminum#D9DAD9 · #000000 text · best 14.98:1

Generated Palette

Gainsboro#DCDCDC
#DBDBDB#DBDBDB
White#FFFFFF
#ADADAD#ADADAD

Color Harmonies

#DBDBDB#DBDBDB
#DBDBDB#DBDBDB
#DBDBDB#DBDBDB
#DBDBDB#DBDBDB
#DBDBDB#DBDBDB

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#ADADAD#ADADAD
#E3D3D3#E3D3D3
#DBDBDB#DBDBDB
White#FFFFFF
#FFE0E0#FFE0E0

Nearest Named Colors

Gainsboro#DCDCDC
Aluminum#D9DAD9
Fog#D7DDE0
Chrome#D5D5D5
Platinum#E5E4E2

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7157
Black text15.31:1AA Pass
White text1.37:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#DCDCDC","rgb":[220,220,220],"hsl":[0,0,86],"cmyk":[0,0,0,14],"luminance":0.7157,"contrast":{"black":15.31,"white":1.37}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.53,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Fog","hex":"#D7DDE0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBDBDB","hex":"#DBDBDB","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.17,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","light","light gray","Gainsboro adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcdcdc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aluminum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fog.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#DBDBDB","analogous":["#DBDBDB","#DBDBDB"],"triadic":["#DBDBDB","#DBDBDB"],"tetradic":["#DBDBDB","#DBDBDB","#DBDBDB"],"splitComplementary":["#DBDBDB","#DBDBDB"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCDCDC","#ADADAD"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#ADADAD","saturated":"#E3D3D3","desaturated":"#DBDBDB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE0E0"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":0},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":4.69041575982343},{"slug":"fog","name":"Fog","hex":"#D7DDE0","distance":6.48074069840786},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":13.45362404707371}]
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