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#C0CBCB

#c0cbcb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c0cbcb 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, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.5823

Complementary

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #cbc0c0

Split complementary

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #cbc0c5
  3. #cbc5c0

Analogous

  1. #c0cbc5
  2. #c0cbcb
  3. #c0c5cb

Triadic

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #cbc0cb
  3. #cbcbc0

Tetradic

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #c0c0cb
  3. #cbc0c0
  4. #cbcbc0

Square

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #c5c0cb
  3. #cbc0c0
  4. #c5cbc0

Monochromatic

  1. #6d8585
  2. #96a8a8
  3. #c0cbcb
  4. #eaeeee
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#c0cbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #adb7b7
  3. #9aa2a2
  4. #868e8e
  5. #737a7a
  6. #606666
  7. #4d5151
  8. #3a3d3d
  9. #262929
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0cbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #c6d0d0
  3. #cdd5d5
  4. #d3dbdb
  5. #d9e0e0
  6. #e0e5e5
  7. #e6eaea
  8. #ecefef
  9. #f2f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0cbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0cbcb
  2. #bac4c4
  3. #b3bcbc
  4. #adb5b5
  5. #a6adad
  6. #a0a6a6
  7. #9a9e9e
  8. #939797
  9. #8d8f8f
  10. #868888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5caca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cacb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdcccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cacb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #becbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0cbcb {
  color: #c0cbcb;
}
Background
.bg-c0cbcb {
  background-color: #c0cbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0cbcb {
  border: 2px solid #c0cbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0cbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 10% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0cbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0cbcb, #c0c5cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0cbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.55 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.58 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.67 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.75 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.84 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.63 #3f3434 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#c0cbcb  rgb(192, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 10%, 77%)  Silver
#cbc0c0  rgb(203, 192, 192)  hsl(0, 10%, 77%)  Silver
#cbc0cb  rgb(203, 192, 203)  hsl(300, 10%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcbc0  rgb(203, 203, 192)  hsl(60, 10%, 77%)  Timberwolf