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#C1CBCB

#c1cbcb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c1cbcb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 8.77% saturation and 77.65% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.5836

Complementary

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #cbc1c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #cbc1c6
  3. #cbc6c1

Analogous

  1. #c1cbc6
  2. #c1cbcb
  3. #c1c6cb

Triadic

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #cbc1cb
  3. #cbcbc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #c1c1cb
  3. #cbc1c1
  4. #cbcbc1

Square

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #c6c1cb
  3. #cbc1c1
  4. #c6cbc1

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8484
  2. #97a8a8
  3. #c1cbcb
  4. #ebeeee
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#c1cbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #aeb7b7
  3. #9aa2a2
  4. #878e8e
  5. #747a7a
  6. #616666
  7. #4d5151
  8. #3a3d3d
  9. #272929
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1cbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #c7d0d0
  3. #cdd5d5
  4. #d4dbdb
  5. #dae0e0
  6. #e0e5e5
  7. #e6eaea
  8. #ecefef
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1cbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1cbcb
  2. #bbc4c4
  3. #b4bcbc
  4. #aeb5b5
  5. #a7adad
  6. #a1a6a6
  7. #9a9e9e
  8. #949797
  9. #8d8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6caca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacacb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #becccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cacb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfcbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1cbcb {
  color: #c1cbcb;
}
Background
.bg-c1cbcb {
  background-color: #c1cbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1cbcb {
  border: 2px solid #c1cbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1cbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 9% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1cbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1cbcb, #c1c6cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1cbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.20 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.28 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.28 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.85 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.89 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.51 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.41 #3e3434 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#c1cbcb  rgb(193, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#cbc1c1  rgb(203, 193, 193)  hsl(0, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#cbc1cb  rgb(203, 193, 203)  hsl(300, 9%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcbc1  rgb(203, 203, 193)  hsl(60, 9%, 78%)  Timberwolf