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#C4C4C4

#c4c4c4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4c4c4 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 76.86% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 76.86% 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.02.

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Relative luminance0.552

Complementary

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #c4c4c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #c4c4c4
  3. #c4c4c4

Analogous

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #c4c4c4
  3. #c4c4c4

Triadic

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #c4c4c4
  3. #c4c4c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #c4c4c4
  3. #c4c4c4
  4. #c4c4c4

Square

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #c4c4c4
  3. #c4c4c4
  4. #c4c4c4

Monochromatic

  1. #777777
  2. #9e9e9e
  3. #c4c4c4
  4. #eaeaea
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#c4c4c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #b0b0b0
  3. #9d9d9d
  4. #898989
  5. #767676
  6. #626262
  7. #4e4e4e
  8. #3b3b3b
  9. #272727
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4c4c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #cacaca
  3. #d0d0d0
  4. #d6d6d6
  5. #dcdcdc
  6. #e2e2e2
  7. #e7e7e7
  8. #ededed
  9. #f3f3f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4c4c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4c4c4
  2. #bdbdbd
  3. #b6b6b6
  4. #b0b0b0
  5. #a9a9a9
  6. #a2a2a2
  7. #9b9b9b
  8. #949494
  9. #8e8e8e
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c4c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c4c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c4c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c4c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4c4c4 {
  color: #c4c4c4;
}
Background
.bg-c4c4c4 {
  background-color: #c4c4c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4c4c4 {
  border: 2px solid #c4c4c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4c4c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 196 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4c4c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c4c4, #c4c4c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4c4c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 196 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.02 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.66 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.51 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.31 #3b3b3b Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#c4c4c4  rgb(196, 196, 196)  hsl(0, 0%, 77%)  Silver
#c4c4c4  rgb(196, 196, 196)  hsl(0, 0%, 77%)  Silver
#c4c4c4  rgb(196, 196, 196)  hsl(0, 0%, 77%)  Silver
#c4c4c4  rgb(196, 196, 196)  hsl(0, 0%, 77%)  Silver