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CSS color gainsboro in OKLCH
Named CSS color gainsboro: oklch(0.894 0.000 0.0), HEX #DCDCDC. Contrast pairs (WCAG + APCA) and Fix links.
CSS “gainsboro” is very light — treat as a background or highlight, not body text on white.
#DCDCDC · oklch(0.894 0.000 0.0)
Contrast pairs
WCAG 2.1 normal text + APCA Lc. Open a pair in the live Fix tool — informational only, not a legal audit.
- Text on white1.37:1 · Fail · Lc 18
#DCDCDC on #FFFFFF
Open in Contrast → - White on swatchnot a suggestion1.37:1 · Fail · Lc 21
#FFFFFF on #DCDCDC
Demo of a common fail — not a suggestion.
Open in Contrast → - Black on swatch15.31:1 · AAA · Lc 86
#000000 on #DCDCDC
Open in Contrast → - Fix → AA on white5.17:1 · AA · Lc 76
#6D6D6D on #FFFFFF
Open in Contrast → - Suggested text on swatch14.17:1 · AAA · Lc 85
#0D0D0D on #DCDCDC
Open in Contrast →
Dark surface pairing
Against #121212: gainsboro already passes AA on #121212.
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:root {
--gainsboro: oklch(0.894 0.000 0.0);
}Related
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Static reference — the live Fix tool uses the same WCAG math with Undo and share links.
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