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#C3CCB3

#c3ccb3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c3ccb3 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 80% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.25% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 81.6°, with 19.69% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.01.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5804

Complementary

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #bcb3cc

Split complementary

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #b3b7cc
  3. #c9b3cc

Analogous

  1. #ccc9b3
  2. #c3ccb3
  3. #b7ccb3

Triadic

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #b3c3cc
  3. #ccb3c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #b3ccbc
  3. #bcb3cc
  4. #ccb3c3

Square

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #b3ccc9
  3. #bcb3cc
  4. #ccb3b7

Monochromatic

  1. #798a5c
  2. #9fad85
  3. #c3ccb3
  4. #e7ebe1
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#c3ccb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #b0b8a1
  3. #9ca38f
  4. #898f7d
  5. #757a6b
  6. #62665a
  7. #4e5248
  8. #3b3d36
  9. #272924
  10. #141412
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3ccb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #c9d1bb
  3. #cfd6c2
  4. #d5dbca
  5. #dbe0d1
  6. #e1e6d9
  7. #e7ebe1
  8. #edf0e8
  9. #f3f5f0
  10. #f9faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3ccb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3ccb3
  2. #bcc4ae
  3. #b6bda9
  4. #afb5a4
  5. #a8ae9f
  6. #a2a69a
  7. #9b9e94
  8. #94978f
  9. #8d8f8a
  10. #878885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6cac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc9b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec8b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c9c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacab4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4cabe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3ccb3 {
  color: #c3ccb3;
}
Background
.bg-c3ccb3 {
  background-color: #c3ccb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3ccb3 {
  border: 2px solid #c3ccb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3ccb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 204 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 20% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3ccb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3ccb3, #b7ccb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3ccb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 204 179 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.01 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.19 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.46 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.08 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.13 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 10.34 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 10.41 #3c334c Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c3ccb3  rgb(195, 204, 179)  hsl(82, 20%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#bcb3cc  rgb(188, 179, 204)  hsl(262, 20%, 75%)  Languid Lavender
#b3c3cc  rgb(179, 195, 204)  hsl(202, 20%, 75%)  Pastel Blue
#ccb3c3  rgb(204, 179, 195)  hsl(322, 20%, 75%)  Thistle