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#C4CCC8

#c4ccc8 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4ccc8 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, 80% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 7.27% saturation and 78.43% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5909

Complementary

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #ccc4c8

Split complementary

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #ccc4cc
  3. #ccc4c4

Analogous

  1. #c4ccc4
  2. #c4ccc8
  3. #c4cccc

Triadic

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #c8c4cc
  3. #ccc8c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #c4c8cc
  3. #ccc4c8
  4. #ccc8c4

Square

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #c4c4cc
  3. #ccc4c8
  4. #ccccc4

Monochromatic

  1. #73847b
  2. #9ba9a2
  3. #c4ccc8
  4. #edefee
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#c4ccc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #b0b8b4
  3. #9da3a0
  4. #898f8c
  5. #767a78
  6. #626664
  7. #4e5250
  8. #3b3d3c
  9. #272928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4ccc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #cad1ce
  3. #d0d6d3
  4. #d6dbd9
  5. #dce0de
  6. #e2e6e4
  7. #e7ebe9
  8. #edf0ef
  9. #f3f5f4
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4ccc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4ccc8
  2. #bdc4c1
  3. #b6bdba
  4. #b0b5b2
  5. #a9aeab
  6. #a2a6a4
  7. #9b9e9d
  8. #949796
  9. #8e8f8e
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cbc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccbc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cbc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cbc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3ccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4ccc8 {
  color: #c4ccc8;
}
Background
.bg-c4ccc8 {
  background-color: #c4ccc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4ccc8 {
  border: 2px solid #c4ccc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4ccc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 204 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 7% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4ccc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4ccc8, #c4cccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4ccc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 204 200 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.97 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.21 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.21 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.38 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.36 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.58 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.62 #3b3337 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c4ccc8  rgb(196, 204, 200)  hsl(150, 7%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#ccc4c8  rgb(204, 196, 200)  hsl(330, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#c8c4cc  rgb(200, 196, 204)  hsl(270, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#ccc8c4  rgb(204, 200, 196)  hsl(30, 7%, 78%)  Silver