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#C2CBCB

#c2cbcb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2cbcb 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, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 7.96% saturation and 77.84% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.5849

Complementary

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #cbc2c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #cbc2c6
  3. #cbc6c2

Analogous

  1. #c2cbc6
  2. #c2cbcb
  3. #c2c6cb

Triadic

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #cbc2cb
  3. #cbcbc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #c2c2cb
  3. #cbc2c2
  4. #cbcbc2

Square

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #c6c2cb
  3. #cbc2c2
  4. #c6cbc2

Monochromatic

  1. #708484
  2. #99a8a8
  3. #c2cbcb
  4. #ebeeee
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#c2cbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #afb7b7
  3. #9ba2a2
  4. #888e8e
  5. #747a7a
  6. #616666
  7. #4e5151
  8. #3a3d3d
  9. #272929
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2cbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #c8d0d0
  3. #ced5d5
  4. #d4dbdb
  5. #dae0e0
  6. #e1e5e5
  7. #e7eaea
  8. #edefef
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2cbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2cbcb
  2. #bbc4c4
  3. #b5bcbc
  4. #aeb5b5
  5. #a8adad
  6. #a1a6a6
  7. #9a9e9e
  8. #949797
  9. #8d8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6caca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacacb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cacb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5cacb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1cbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2cbcb {
  color: #c2cbcb;
}
Background
.bg-c2cbcb {
  background-color: #c2cbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2cbcb {
  border: 2px solid #c2cbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2cbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 8% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2cbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2cbcb, #c2c6cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2cbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.85 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.89 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.89 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.05 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.14 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.18 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.05 #3d3434 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#c2cbcb  rgb(194, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 8%, 78%)  Silver
#cbc2c2  rgb(203, 194, 194)  hsl(0, 8%, 78%)  Silver
#cbc2cb  rgb(203, 194, 203)  hsl(300, 8%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cbcbc2  rgb(203, 203, 194)  hsl(60, 8%, 78%)  Timberwolf