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#C3BBC7

#c3bbc7 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3bbc7 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 73.33% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.01% cyan, 6.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 9.68% saturation and 75.69% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.5127

Complementary

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #bfc7bb

Split complementary

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #c5c7bb
  3. #bbc7bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbbc7
  2. #c3bbc7
  3. #c7bbc5

Triadic

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #c7c3bb
  3. #bbc7c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #c7bbbf
  3. #bfc7bb
  4. #bbc7c3

Square

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #c7bdbb
  3. #bfc7bb
  4. #bbc5c7

Monochromatic

  1. #786980
  2. #9e91a4
  3. #c3bbc7
  4. #e8e5ea
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#c3bbc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #b0a8b3
  3. #9c969f
  4. #89838b
  5. #757077
  6. #625e64
  7. #4e4b50
  8. #3b383c
  9. #272528
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bbc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #c9c2cd
  3. #cfc9d2
  4. #d5cfd8
  5. #dbd6dd
  6. #e1dde3
  7. #e7e4e9
  8. #edebee
  9. #f3f1f4
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bbc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bbc7
  2. #bcb5c0
  3. #b6afb9
  4. #afa9b2
  5. #a8a3ab
  6. #a29ea4
  7. #9b989c
  8. #949295
  9. #8d8c8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bdc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babdc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bcbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbcc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebdc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bcc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bbc7 {
  color: #c3bbc7;
}
Background
.bg-c3bbc7 {
  background-color: #c3bbc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bbc7 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bbc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bbc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 187 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 10% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bbc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bbc7, #c7bbc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bbc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 187 199 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.20 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.54 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.97 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.42 #3c4438 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c3bbc7  rgb(195, 187, 199)  hsl(280, 10%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bfc7bb  rgb(191, 199, 187)  hsl(100, 10%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c7c3bb  rgb(199, 195, 187)  hsl(40, 10%, 76%)  Silver
#bbc7c3  rgb(187, 199, 195)  hsl(160, 10%, 76%)  Ash Gray