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Gainsboro Palette

Gainsboro Palette: #DCDCDC, #DBDBDB, #000000, #FFFFFF. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Gainsboro Palette assigns primary #DCDCDC, secondary #DBDBDB, surface #000000, background #FFFFFF. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 4 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
4colors
Gray palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Gainsboro Palette maps 4 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#DCDCDCGainsboro
Secondary#DBDBDB#DBDBDB
Surface#000000Black
Background#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-gainsboro-primary: #DCDCDC;
--palette-gainsboro-secondary: #DBDBDB;
--palette-gainsboro-surface: #000000;
--palette-gainsboro-background: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 4 Gainsboro Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#DCDCDC
Black 15.31:1 · White 1.37:1
Best #000000
Secondary#DBDBDB
Black 15.17:1 · White 1.38:1
Best #000000
Surface#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Gainsboro Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Gainsboro Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Gainsboro Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7157
Black text15.31:1AA Pass
White text1.37:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#DCDCDC",
    "name": "Gainsboro"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#DBDBDB",
    "name": "#DBDBDB"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#DCDCDC",
    "name": "Gainsboro",
    "blackContrast": 15.31,
    "whiteContrast": 1.37,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#DBDBDB",
    "name": "#DBDBDB",
    "blackContrast": 15.17,
    "whiteContrast": 1.38,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "gainsboro palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-gainsboro-primary: #DCDCDC;\n--palette-gainsboro-secondary: #DBDBDB;\n--palette-gainsboro-surface: #000000;\n--palette-gainsboro-background: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
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  "slug": "gainsboro",
  "name": "Gainsboro Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "gainsboro",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Gainsboro, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Gainsboro Palette combines primary #DCDCDC, secondary #DBDBDB, surface #000000, background #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, light palette, dark palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "gainsboro palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
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      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#DCDCDC",
      "slug": "gainsboro",
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      "rgb": [
        220,
        220,
        220
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        86
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        14
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7157,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.31,
        "white": 1.37
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/gainsboro/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBDBDB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#DBDBDB",
      "rgb": [
        219,
        219,
        219
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        86
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        14
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7084,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.17,
        "white": 1.38
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#DCDCDC",
      "name": "Gainsboro"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBDBDB",
      "name": "#DBDBDB"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#DCDCDC",
      "name": "Gainsboro",
      "blackContrast": 15.31,
      "whiteContrast": 1.37,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBDBDB",
      "name": "#DBDBDB",
      "blackContrast": 15.17,
      "whiteContrast": 1.38,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-gainsboro-primary: #DCDCDC;\n--palette-gainsboro-secondary: #DBDBDB;\n--palette-gainsboro-surface: #000000;\n--palette-gainsboro-background: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/gainsboro.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/gainsboro/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/gainsboro.json"
}
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