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#C5C5CB

#c5c5cb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5c5cb 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, 77.25% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.96% cyan, 2.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 5.45% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.5611

Complementary

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #cbcbc5

Split complementary

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #cbc8c5
  3. #c8cbc5

Analogous

  1. #c5c8cb
  2. #c5c5cb
  3. #c8c5cb

Triadic

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #cbc5c5
  3. #c5cbc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #cbc5cb
  3. #cbcbc5
  4. #c5cbc5

Square

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #cbc5c8
  3. #cbcbc5
  4. #c5cbc8

Monochromatic

  1. #757582
  2. #9d9da7
  3. #c5c5cb
  4. #ededef
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#c5c5cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #b1b1b7
  3. #9e9ea2
  4. #8a8a8e
  5. #76767a
  6. #636366
  7. #4f4f51
  8. #3b3b3d
  9. #272729
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5c5cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #cbcbd0
  3. #d1d1d5
  4. #d6d6db
  5. #dcdce0
  6. #e2e2e5
  7. #e8e8ea
  8. #eeeeef
  9. #f3f3f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5c5cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #bebec4
  3. #b7b7bc
  4. #b0b0b5
  5. #a9a9ad
  6. #a3a3a6
  7. #9c9c9e
  8. #959597
  9. #8e8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c5cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c5cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c5cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c6c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5c5cb {
  color: #c5c5cb;
}
Background
.bg-c5c5cb {
  background-color: #c5c5cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5c5cb {
  border: 2px solid #c5c5cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5c5cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 197 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5c5cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5c5cb, #c8c5cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5c5cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 197 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.47 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.59 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.59 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.25 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.16 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.31 #3a3a34 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Silver
#c5c5cb  rgb(197, 197, 203)  hsl(240, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#cbcbc5  rgb(203, 203, 197)  hsl(60, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray
#cbc5c5  rgb(203, 197, 197)  hsl(0, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#c5cbc5  rgb(197, 203, 197)  hsl(120, 5%, 78%)  Ash Gray