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#C4CAC2

#c4cac2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4cac2 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, 79.22% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.96% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 105°, with 7.02% saturation and 77.65% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.5787

Complementary

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #c8c2ca

Split complementary

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #c4c2ca
  3. #cac2c8

Analogous

  1. #c8cac2
  2. #c4cac2
  3. #c2cac4

Triadic

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #c2c4ca
  3. #cac2c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #c2cac8
  3. #c8c2ca
  4. #cac2c4

Square

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #c2c8ca
  3. #c8c2ca
  4. #cac4c2

Monochromatic

  1. #758271
  2. #9ca699
  3. #c4cac2
  4. #eceeeb
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#c4cac2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #b0b6af
  3. #9da29b
  4. #898d88
  5. #767974
  6. #626561
  7. #4e514e
  8. #3b3d3a
  9. #272827
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4cac2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #cacfc8
  3. #d0d5ce
  4. #d6dad4
  5. #dcdfda
  6. #e2e5e1
  7. #e7eae7
  8. #edefed
  9. #f3f4f3
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4cac2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4cac2
  2. #bdc3bb
  3. #b6bbb5
  4. #b0b4ae
  5. #a9aca8
  6. #a2a5a1
  7. #9b9e9a
  8. #949694
  9. #8e8f8d
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c9c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc9c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac8c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c9c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c9c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4cac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4cac2 {
  color: #c4cac2;
}
Background
.bg-c4cac2 {
  background-color: #c4cac2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4cac2 {
  border: 2px solid #c4cac2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4cac2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 202 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 7% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4cac2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4cac2, #c2cac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4cac2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 202 194 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.05 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.05 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.59 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.20 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.16 #3b353d Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c4cac2  rgb(196, 202, 194)  hsl(105, 7%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c8c2ca  rgb(200, 194, 202)  hsl(285, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#c2c4ca  rgb(194, 196, 202)  hsl(225, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#cac2c4  rgb(202, 194, 196)  hsl(345, 7%, 78%)  Silver