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#C2C2CA

#c2c2ca ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2c2ca 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, 76.08% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.96% cyan, 3.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 7.02% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.5432

Complementary

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #cacac2

Split complementary

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #cac6c2
  3. #c6cac2

Analogous

  1. #c2c6ca
  2. #c2c2ca
  3. #c6c2ca

Triadic

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #cac2c2
  3. #c2cac2

Tetradic

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #cac2ca
  3. #cacac2
  4. #c2cac2

Square

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #cac2c6
  3. #cacac2
  4. #c2cac6

Monochromatic

  1. #717182
  2. #9999a6
  3. #c2c2ca
  4. #ebebee
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#c2c2ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #afafb6
  3. #9b9ba2
  4. #88888d
  5. #747479
  6. #616165
  7. #4e4e51
  8. #3a3a3d
  9. #272728
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2c2ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #c8c8cf
  3. #ceced5
  4. #d4d4da
  5. #dadadf
  6. #e1e1e5
  7. #e7e7ea
  8. #ededef
  9. #f3f3f4
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2c2ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2c2ca
  2. #bbbbc3
  3. #b5b5bb
  4. #aeaeb4
  5. #a8a8ac
  6. #a1a1a5
  7. #9a9a9e
  8. #949496
  9. #8d8d8f
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c2c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c3ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c2ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c2ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c2ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c3c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2c2ca {
  color: #c2c2ca;
}
Background
.bg-c2c2ca {
  background-color: #c2c2ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2c2ca {
  border: 2px solid #c2c2ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2c2ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 194 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 7% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2c2ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2c2ca, #c6c2ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2c2ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 194 202 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.21 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.79 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.39 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.82 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.10 #3d3d35 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#c2c2ca  rgb(194, 194, 202)  hsl(240, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#cacac2  rgb(202, 202, 194)  hsl(60, 7%, 78%)  Timberwolf
#cac2c2  rgb(202, 194, 194)  hsl(0, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#c2cac2  rgb(194, 202, 194)  hsl(120, 7%, 78%)  Ash Gray