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#C3CCCA

#c3ccca ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3ccca 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, 80% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 166.67°, with 8.11% saturation and 78.24% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5905

Complementary

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #ccc3c5

Split complementary

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #ccc3ca
  3. #ccc6c3

Analogous

  1. #c3ccc6
  2. #c3ccca
  3. #c3cacc

Triadic

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #cac3cc
  3. #cccac3

Tetradic

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #c3c5cc
  3. #ccc3c5
  4. #cccac3

Square

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #c6c3cc
  3. #ccc3c5
  4. #caccc3

Monochromatic

  1. #718581
  2. #9aa9a5
  3. #c3ccca
  4. #ecefef
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#c3ccca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #b0b8b6
  3. #9ca3a2
  4. #898f8d
  5. #757a79
  6. #626665
  7. #4e5251
  8. #3b3d3d
  9. #272928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3ccca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #c9d1cf
  3. #cfd6d5
  4. #d5dbda
  5. #dbe0df
  6. #e1e6e5
  7. #e7ebea
  8. #edf0ef
  9. #f3f5f4
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3ccca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3ccca
  2. #bcc4c3
  3. #b6bdbb
  4. #afb5b4
  5. #a8aeac
  6. #a2a6a5
  7. #9b9e9e
  8. #949796
  9. #8d8f8f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9c9ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cbca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7caca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2cccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3ccca {
  color: #c3ccca;
}
Background
.bg-c3ccca {
  background-color: #c3ccca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3ccca {
  border: 2px solid #c3ccca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3ccca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 204 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 8% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3ccca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3ccca, #c3cacc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3ccca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 204 202 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.11 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.11 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.26 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.42 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.28 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.81 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.89 #3c3335 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c3ccca  rgb(195, 204, 202)  hsl(167, 8%, 78%)  Light Gray
#ccc3c5  rgb(204, 195, 197)  hsl(347, 8%, 78%)  Silver
#cac3cc  rgb(202, 195, 204)  hsl(287, 8%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cccac3  rgb(204, 202, 195)  hsl(47, 8%, 78%)  Timberwolf