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#C3C3CA

#c3c3ca ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3c3ca 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, 76.47% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.47% cyan, 3.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 6.19% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.549

Complementary

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #cacac3

Split complementary

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #cac6c3
  3. #c6cac3

Analogous

  1. #c3c6ca
  2. #c3c3ca
  3. #c6c3ca

Triadic

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #cac3c3
  3. #c3cac3

Tetradic

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #cac3ca
  3. #cacac3
  4. #c3cac3

Square

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #cac3c6
  3. #cacac3
  4. #c3cac6

Monochromatic

  1. #727282
  2. #9a9aa6
  3. #c3c3ca
  4. #ececee
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#c3c3ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #b0b0b6
  3. #9c9ca2
  4. #89898d
  5. #757579
  6. #626265
  7. #4e4e51
  8. #3b3b3d
  9. #272728
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3c3ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #c9c9cf
  3. #cfcfd5
  4. #d5d5da
  5. #dbdbdf
  6. #e1e1e5
  7. #e7e7ea
  8. #ededef
  9. #f3f3f4
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3c3ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3c3ca
  2. #bcbcc3
  3. #b6b6bb
  4. #afafb4
  5. #a8a8ac
  6. #a2a2a5
  7. #9b9b9e
  8. #949496
  9. #8d8d8f
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c3c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c4ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c3ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c4c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c3ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c3ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c4c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3c3ca {
  color: #c3c3ca;
}
Background
.bg-c3c3ca {
  background-color: #c3c3ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3c3ca {
  border: 2px solid #c3c3ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3c3ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 195 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 6% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3c3ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3c3ca, #c6c3ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3c3ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 195 202 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.28 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.28 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.93 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.84 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.08 #3c3c35 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#c3c3ca  rgb(195, 195, 202)  hsl(240, 6%, 78%)  Silver
#cacac3  rgb(202, 202, 195)  hsl(60, 6%, 78%)  Timberwolf
#cac3c3  rgb(202, 195, 195)  hsl(0, 6%, 78%)  Silver
#c3cac3  rgb(195, 202, 195)  hsl(120, 6%, 78%)  Ash Gray