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#C2C8CD

#c2c8cd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2c8cd 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, 78.43% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.37% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 207.27°, with 9.91% saturation and 78.24% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.5719

Complementary

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #cdc7c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #cdc2c3
  3. #cdcdc2

Analogous

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #c2c8cd
  3. #c2c3cd

Triadic

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #cdc2c8
  3. #c8cdc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #c7c2cd
  3. #cdc7c2
  4. #c8cdc2

Square

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #cdc2cd
  3. #cdc7c2
  4. #c3cdc2

Monochromatic

  1. #6f7c87
  2. #98a2ab
  3. #c2c8cd
  4. #eceeef
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#c2c8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #afb4b9
  3. #9ba0a4
  4. #888c90
  5. #74787b
  6. #616467
  7. #4e5052
  8. #3a3c3e
  9. #272829
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2c8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #c8ced2
  3. #ced3d7
  4. #d4d9dc
  5. #dadee1
  6. #e1e4e6
  7. #e7e9eb
  8. #edeff0
  9. #f3f4f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2c8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2c8cd
  2. #bbc1c5
  3. #b5babe
  4. #aeb2b6
  5. #a8abae
  6. #a1a4a7
  7. #9a9d9f
  8. #949697
  9. #8d8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c7c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c8cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c7cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c7cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0c9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2c8cd {
  color: #c2c8cd;
}
Background
.bg-c2c8cd {
  background-color: #c2c8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2c8cd {
  border: 2px solid #c2c8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2c8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 200 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 10% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2c8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2c8cd, #c2c3cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2c8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 200 205 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.41 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.41 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.98 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.65 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.33 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.34 #3d3732 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Silver
#c2c8cd  rgb(194, 200, 205)  hsl(207, 10%, 78%)  Silver
#cdc7c2  rgb(205, 199, 194)  hsl(27, 10%, 78%)  Timberwolf
#cdc2c8  rgb(205, 194, 200)  hsl(327, 10%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#c8cdc2  rgb(200, 205, 194)  hsl(87, 10%, 78%)  Ash Gray