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#C2CCCC

#c2cccc ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2cccc 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, 80% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5901

Complementary

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #ccc2c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #ccc2c7
  3. #ccc7c2

Analogous

  1. #c2ccc7
  2. #c2cccc
  3. #c2c7cc

Triadic

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #ccc2cc
  3. #ccccc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #c2c2cc
  3. #ccc2c2
  4. #ccccc2

Square

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #c7c2cc
  3. #ccc2c2
  4. #c7ccc2

Monochromatic

  1. #708585
  2. #98a9a9
  3. #c2cccc
  4. #ecefef
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#c2cccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #afb8b8
  3. #9ba3a3
  4. #888f8f
  5. #747a7a
  6. #616666
  7. #4e5252
  8. #3a3d3d
  9. #272929
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2cccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #c8d1d1
  3. #ced6d6
  4. #d4dbdb
  5. #dae0e0
  6. #e1e6e6
  7. #e7ebeb
  8. #edf0f0
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2cccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2cccc
  2. #bbc4c4
  3. #b5bdbd
  4. #aeb5b5
  5. #a8aeae
  6. #a1a6a6
  7. #9a9e9e
  8. #949797
  9. #8d8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfcdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cbcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6cacc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0cccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2cccc {
  color: #c2cccc;
}
Background
.bg-c2cccc {
  background-color: #c2cccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2cccc {
  border: 2px solid #c2cccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2cccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 204 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 9% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2cccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2cccc, #c2c7cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2cccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 204 204 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.17 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.17 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.31 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.93 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.04 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.34 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.30 #3d3333 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c2cccc  rgb(194, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 9%, 78%)  Light Gray
#ccc2c2  rgb(204, 194, 194)  hsl(0, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#ccc2cc  rgb(204, 194, 204)  hsl(300, 9%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#ccccc2  rgb(204, 204, 194)  hsl(60, 9%, 78%)  Timberwolf