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#C0C0CB

#c0c0cb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c0c0cb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 75.29% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.42% cyan, 5.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 9.57% saturation and 77.45% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5322

Complementary

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #cbcbc0

Split complementary

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #cbc5c0
  3. #c5cbc0

Analogous

  1. #c0c5cb
  2. #c0c0cb
  3. #c5c0cb

Triadic

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #cbc0c0
  3. #c0cbc0

Tetradic

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #cbc0cb
  3. #cbcbc0
  4. #c0cbc0

Square

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #cbc0c5
  3. #cbcbc0
  4. #c0cbc5

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6d85
  2. #9696a8
  3. #c0c0cb
  4. #eaeaee
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#c0c0cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #adadb7
  3. #9a9aa2
  4. #86868e
  5. #73737a
  6. #606066
  7. #4d4d51
  8. #3a3a3d
  9. #262629
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0c0cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #c6c6d0
  3. #cdcdd5
  4. #d3d3db
  5. #d9d9e0
  6. #e0e0e5
  7. #e6e6ea
  8. #ececef
  9. #f2f2f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0c0cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0c0cb
  2. #babac4
  3. #b3b3bc
  4. #adadb5
  5. #a6a6ad
  6. #a0a0a6
  7. #9a9a9e
  8. #939397
  9. #8d8d8f
  10. #868688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec1cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc1cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc1cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec0cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc1c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0c0cb {
  color: #c0c0cb;
}
Background
.bg-c0c0cb {
  background-color: #c0c0cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0c0cb {
  border: 2px solid #c0c0cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0c0cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 192 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 10% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0c0cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0c0cb, #c5c0cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0c0cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 192 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.55 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.12 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.15 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.54 #3f3f34 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#c0c0cb  rgb(192, 192, 203)  hsl(240, 10%, 77%)  Silver
#cbcbc0  rgb(203, 203, 192)  hsl(60, 10%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#cbc0c0  rgb(203, 192, 192)  hsl(0, 10%, 77%)  Silver
#c0cbc0  rgb(192, 203, 192)  hsl(120, 10%, 77%)  Ash Gray