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#C5C5CE

#c5c5ce ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5c5ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.37% cyan, 4.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 8.41% saturation and 79.02% 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.5626

Complementary

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #cecec5

Split complementary

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #cecac5
  3. #cacec5

Analogous

  1. #c5cace
  2. #c5c5ce
  3. #cac5ce

Triadic

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #cec5c5
  3. #c5cec5

Tetradic

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #cec5ce
  3. #cecec5
  4. #c5cec5

Square

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #cec5ca
  3. #cecec5
  4. #c5ceca

Monochromatic

  1. #727288
  2. #9c9cab
  3. #c5c5ce
  4. #eeeef1
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#c5c5ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #b1b1b9
  3. #9e9ea5
  4. #8a8a90
  5. #76767c
  6. #636367
  7. #4f4f52
  8. #3b3b3e
  9. #272729
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5c5ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #cbcbd3
  3. #d1d1d8
  4. #d6d6dd
  5. #dcdce2
  6. #e2e2e7
  7. #e8e8eb
  8. #eeeef0
  9. #f3f3f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5c5ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5c5ce
  2. #bebec6
  3. #b7b7be
  4. #b0b0b7
  5. #a9a9af
  6. #a3a3a7
  7. #9c9c9f
  8. #959597
  9. #8e8e90
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c5c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c5ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3c6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c5ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5c5ce {
  color: #c5c5ce;
}
Background
.bg-c5c5ce {
  background-color: #c5c5ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5c5ce {
  border: 2px solid #c5c5ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5c5ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 197 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 8% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5c5ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5c5ce, #cac5ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5c5ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 197 206 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.64 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.64 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.05 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.26 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.28 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.88 #3a3a31 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Silver
#c5c5ce  rgb(197, 197, 206)  hsl(240, 8%, 79%)  Silver
#cecec5  rgb(206, 206, 197)  hsl(60, 8%, 79%)  Timberwolf
#cec5c5  rgb(206, 197, 197)  hsl(0, 8%, 79%)  Silver
#c5cec5  rgb(197, 206, 197)  hsl(120, 8%, 79%)  Ash Gray