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#C2C5C2

#c2c5c2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2c5c2 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, 77.25% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.52% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 2.52% saturation and 76.67% 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.553

Complementary

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #c5c2c5

Split complementary

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #c4c2c5
  3. #c5c2c4

Analogous

  1. #c4c5c2
  2. #c2c5c2
  3. #c2c5c4

Triadic

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #c2c2c5
  3. #c5c2c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #c2c5c5
  3. #c5c2c5
  4. #c5c2c2

Square

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #c2c4c5
  3. #c5c2c5
  4. #c5c4c2

Monochromatic

  1. #747a74
  2. #9ba09b
  3. #c2c5c2
  4. #e9eae9
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#c2c5c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #afb1af
  3. #9b9e9b
  4. #888a88
  5. #747674
  6. #616361
  7. #4e4f4e
  8. #3a3b3a
  9. #272727
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2c5c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #c8cbc8
  3. #ced1ce
  4. #d4d6d4
  5. #dadcda
  6. #e1e2e1
  7. #e7e8e7
  8. #edeeed
  9. #f3f3f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2c5c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2c5c2
  2. #bbbebb
  3. #b5b7b5
  4. #aeb0ae
  5. #a8a9a8
  6. #a1a3a1
  7. #9a9c9a
  8. #949594
  9. #8d8e8d
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c4c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c4c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c5c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c4c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c5c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2c5c2 {
  color: #c2c5c2;
}
Background
.bg-c2c5c2 {
  background-color: #c2c5c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2c5c2 {
  border: 2px solid #c2c5c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2c5c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 197 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 3% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2c5c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2c5c2, #c2c5c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2c5c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 197 194 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.71 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.40 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.40 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.79 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.81 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.76 #3d3a3d Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#c2c5c2  rgb(194, 197, 194)  hsl(120, 3%, 77%)  Silver
#c5c2c5  rgb(197, 194, 197)  hsl(300, 3%, 77%)  Silver
#c2c2c5  rgb(194, 194, 197)  hsl(240, 3%, 77%)  Silver
#c5c2c2  rgb(197, 194, 194)  hsl(0, 3%, 77%)  Silver