Gainsboro

#d6dad6

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for gainsboro, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Gainsboro carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Gainsboro color values

Every conversion for #d6dad6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d6dad6

RGB214, 218, 214

HSL120, 5%, 85%

HSV120, 2%, 85%

CMYK2%, 0%, 2%, 15%

Lab86.65, -2.07, 1.48

XYZ64.94, 69.29, 73.57

Decimal14080726

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5455 C

Shades of gainsboro

#c1c7c1 #acb4ac #97a197 #828e82 #6e7a6e #5b645b #484f48 #353a35 #222522 #0f100f

Tints of gainsboro

#d9ddd9 #dce0dc #dfe3df #e3e5e3 #e6e8e6 #e9ebe9 #eceeec #eff1ef #f2f4f2 #f6f7f6

Colors that go with gainsboro

Complementary#dad6da Analogous#d8dad6 Analogous#d6dad8 Triadic#d6d6da Triadic#dad6d6 Split complementary#d8d6da Split complementary#dad6d8

Gainsboro in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 2, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d6dad6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 2 15

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 6 21

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gainsboro in css

Copy #d6dad6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d6dad6; }
.text { color: #d6dad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6dad6; }

How gainsboro looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Gainsboro and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d6dad6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d6dad6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gainsboro on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d6dad6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around gainsboro? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn gainsboro into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d6dad6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from gainsboro, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #d6dad6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.