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#C2BAC4

#c2bac4 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2bac4 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 72.94% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.02% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 7.81% saturation and 74.9% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.5057

Complementary

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #bcc4ba

Split complementary

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #c1c4ba
  3. #bac4bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbac4
  2. #c2bac4
  3. #c4bac1

Triadic

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #c4c2ba
  3. #bac4c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #c4babc
  3. #bcc4ba
  4. #bac4c2

Square

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #c4bdba
  3. #bcc4ba
  4. #bac1c4

Monochromatic

  1. #786a7b
  2. #9e91a1
  3. #c2bac4
  4. #e6e3e7
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#c2bac4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #afa7b0
  3. #9b959d
  4. #888289
  5. #747076
  6. #615d62
  7. #4e4a4e
  8. #3a383b
  9. #272527
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bac4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #c8c1ca
  3. #cec8d0
  4. #d4cfd6
  5. #dad6dc
  6. #e1dde2
  7. #e7e3e7
  8. #edeaed
  9. #f3f1f3
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bac4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bac4
  2. #bbb4bd
  3. #b5aeb6
  4. #aea9b0
  5. #a8a3a9
  6. #a19da2
  7. #9a979b
  8. #949194
  9. #8d8c8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbbc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bcc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbdc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2bbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2bbc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bac4 {
  color: #c2bac4;
}
Background
.bg-c2bac4 {
  background-color: #c2bac4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bac4 {
  border: 2px solid #c2bac4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bac4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 186 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 8% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bac4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bac4, #c4bac1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bac4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 186 196 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.94 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.88 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.82 #3d453b Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c2bac4  rgb(194, 186, 196)  hsl(288, 8%, 75%)  Languid Lavender
#bcc4ba  rgb(188, 196, 186)  hsl(108, 8%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c4c2ba  rgb(196, 194, 186)  hsl(48, 8%, 75%)  Silver
#bac4c2  rgb(186, 196, 194)  hsl(168, 8%, 75%)  Ash Gray