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#c4cecd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4cecd 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, 80.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 174°, with 9.26% saturation and 78.82% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6029

Complementary

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #cec4c5

Split complementary

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #cec4ca
  3. #cec8c4

Analogous

  1. #c4cec8
  2. #c4cecd
  3. #c4cace

Triadic

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #cdc4ce
  3. #cecdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #c4c5ce
  3. #cec4c5
  4. #cecdc4

Square

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #c8c4ce
  3. #cec4c5
  4. #cacec4

Monochromatic

  1. #718886
  2. #9aabaa
  3. #c4cecd
  4. #eef1f0
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#c4cecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #b0b9b9
  3. #9da5a4
  4. #899090
  5. #767c7b
  6. #626767
  7. #4e5252
  8. #3b3e3e
  9. #272929
  10. #141515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4cecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #cad3d2
  3. #d0d8d7
  4. #d6dddc
  5. #dce2e1
  6. #e2e7e6
  7. #e7ebeb
  8. #edf0f0
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4cecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4cecd
  2. #bdc6c5
  3. #b6bebe
  4. #b0b7b6
  5. #a9afae
  6. #a2a7a7
  7. #9b9f9f
  8. #949797
  9. #8e908f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdcdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcbcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cdcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3cecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4cecd {
  color: #c4cecd;
}
Background
.bg-c4cecd {
  background-color: #c4cecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4cecd {
  border: 2px solid #c4cecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4cecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 206 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 9% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4cecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4cecd, #c4cace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4cecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 206 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.13 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.13 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.67 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.98 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.14 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.40 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.06 #3b3132 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c4cecd  rgb(196, 206, 205)  hsl(174, 9%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cec4c5  rgb(206, 196, 197)  hsl(354, 9%, 79%)  Silver
#cdc4ce  rgb(205, 196, 206)  hsl(294, 9%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#cecdc4  rgb(206, 205, 196)  hsl(54, 9%, 79%)  Timberwolf