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#C5C2C5

#c5c2c5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5c2c5 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 76.08% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 2.52% saturation and 76.67% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5449

Complementary

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #c2c5c2

Split complementary

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #c4c5c2
  3. #c2c5c4

Analogous

  1. #c4c2c5
  2. #c5c2c5
  3. #c5c2c4

Triadic

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #c5c5c2
  3. #c2c5c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #c5c2c2
  3. #c2c5c2
  4. #c2c5c5

Square

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #c5c4c2
  3. #c2c5c2
  4. #c2c4c5

Monochromatic

  1. #7a747a
  2. #a09ba0
  3. #c5c2c5
  4. #eae9ea
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#c5c2c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #b1afb1
  3. #9e9b9e
  4. #8a888a
  5. #767476
  6. #636163
  7. #4f4e4f
  8. #3b3a3b
  9. #272727
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5c2c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #cbc8cb
  3. #d1ced1
  4. #d6d4d6
  5. #dcdadc
  6. #e2e1e2
  7. #e8e7e8
  8. #eeedee
  9. #f3f3f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5c2c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5c2c5
  2. #bebbbe
  3. #b7b5b7
  4. #b0aeb0
  5. #a9a8a9
  6. #a3a1a3
  7. #9c9a9c
  8. #959495
  9. #8e8d8e
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c3c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c3c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c3c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c2c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c3c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c2c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5c2c5 {
  color: #c5c2c5;
}
Background
.bg-c5c2c5 {
  background-color: #c5c2c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5c2c5 {
  border: 2px solid #c5c2c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5c2c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 194 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5c2c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5c2c5, #c5c2c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5c2c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 194 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.67 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.53 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.45 #3a3d3a Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#c5c2c5  rgb(197, 194, 197)  hsl(300, 3%, 77%)  Silver
#c2c5c2  rgb(194, 197, 194)  hsl(120, 3%, 77%)  Silver
#c5c5c2  rgb(197, 197, 194)  hsl(60, 3%, 77%)  Silver
#c2c5c5  rgb(194, 197, 197)  hsl(180, 3%, 77%)  Silver