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#C5C9BE

#c5c9be ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5c9be 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, 78.82% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.47% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 81.82°, with 9.24% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.5736

Complementary

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #c2bec9

Split complementary

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #bec0c9
  3. #c8bec9

Analogous

  1. #c9c8be
  2. #c5c9be
  3. #c0c9be

Triadic

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #bec5c9
  3. #c9bec5

Tetradic

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #bec9c2
  3. #c2bec9
  4. #c9bec5

Square

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #bec9c8
  3. #c2bec9
  4. #c9bec0

Monochromatic

  1. #7a826c
  2. #a0a694
  3. #c5c9be
  4. #eaece8
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#c5c9be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #b1b5ab
  3. #9ea198
  4. #8a8d85
  5. #767972
  6. #63655f
  7. #4f504c
  8. #3b3c39
  9. #272826
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5c9be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #cbcec5
  3. #d1d4cb
  4. #d6d9d2
  5. #dcdfd8
  6. #e2e4df
  7. #e8e9e5
  8. #eeefec
  9. #f3f4f2
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5c9be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5c9be
  2. #bec2b8
  3. #b7bab2
  4. #b0b3ab
  5. #a9aca5
  6. #a3a59f
  7. #9c9d99
  8. #959693
  9. #8e8f8c
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c8c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc7bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac7be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6c8c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c8be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c8be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6c8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5c9be {
  color: #c5c9be;
}
Background
.bg-c5c9be {
  background-color: #c5c9be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5c9be {
  border: 2px solid #c5c9be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5c9be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 201 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 9% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5c9be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5c9be, #c0c9be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5c9be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 201 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.69 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.41 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.75 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.75 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.68 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.85 #3a3641 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c5c9be  rgb(197, 201, 190)  hsl(82, 9%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c2bec9  rgb(194, 190, 201)  hsl(262, 9%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#bec5c9  rgb(190, 197, 201)  hsl(202, 9%, 77%)  Silver
#c9bec5  rgb(201, 190, 197)  hsl(322, 9%, 77%)  Languid Lavender