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#C2C6CC

#c2c6cc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2c6cc 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, 77.65% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.9% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 216°, with 8.93% saturation and 78.04% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5622

Complementary

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #ccc8c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #ccc3c2
  3. #cbccc2

Analogous

  1. #c2cbcc
  2. #c2c6cc
  3. #c3c2cc

Triadic

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #ccc2c6
  3. #c6ccc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #c8c2cc
  3. #ccc8c2
  4. #c6ccc2

Square

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #ccc2cb
  3. #ccc8c2
  4. #c2ccc3

Monochromatic

  1. #707885
  2. #989fa9
  3. #c2c6cc
  4. #ecedef
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#c2c6cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #afb2b8
  3. #9b9ea3
  4. #888b8f
  5. #74777a
  6. #616366
  7. #4e4f52
  8. #3a3b3d
  9. #272829
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2c6cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #c8ccd1
  3. #ced1d6
  4. #d4d7db
  5. #dadde0
  6. #e1e3e6
  7. #e7e8eb
  8. #edeef0
  9. #f3f4f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2c6cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2c6cc
  2. #bbbfc4
  3. #b5b8bd
  4. #aeb1b5
  5. #a8aaae
  6. #a1a3a6
  7. #9a9c9e
  8. #949597
  9. #8d8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c6c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c5cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0c7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c6cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c6cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c7ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2c6cc {
  color: #c2c6cc;
}
Background
.bg-c2c6cc {
  background-color: #c2c6cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2c6cc {
  border: 2px solid #c2c6cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2c6cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 198 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 9% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2c6cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2c6cc, #c3c2cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2c6cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 198 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.60 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.60 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.25 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.46 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.57 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.92 #3d3933 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Silver
#c2c6cc  rgb(194, 198, 204)  hsl(216, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#ccc8c2  rgb(204, 200, 194)  hsl(36, 9%, 78%)  Timberwolf
#ccc2c6  rgb(204, 194, 198)  hsl(336, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#c6ccc2  rgb(198, 204, 194)  hsl(96, 9%, 78%)  Ash Gray