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#C5CBBE

#c5cbbe ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5cbbe is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 79.61% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.4% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 11.11% saturation and 77.06% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.583

Complementary

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #c4becb

Split complementary

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #bebfcb
  3. #cbbecb

Analogous

  1. #cbcbbe
  2. #c5cbbe
  3. #bfcbbe

Triadic

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #bec5cb
  3. #cbbec5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #becbc4
  3. #c4becb
  4. #cbbec5

Square

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #becbcb
  3. #c4becb
  4. #cbbebf

Monochromatic

  1. #79856b
  2. #9fa994
  3. #c5cbbe
  4. #ebede9
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#c5cbbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #b1b7ab
  3. #9ea298
  4. #8a8e85
  5. #767a72
  6. #63665f
  7. #4f514c
  8. #3b3d39
  9. #272926
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cbbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #cbd0c5
  3. #d1d5cb
  4. #d6dbd2
  5. #dce0d8
  6. #e2e5df
  7. #e8eae5
  8. #eeefec
  9. #f3f5f2
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cbbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cbbe
  2. #bec4b8
  3. #b7bcb2
  4. #b0b5ab
  5. #a9ada5
  6. #a3a69f
  7. #9c9e99
  8. #959793
  9. #8e8f8c
  10. #878886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cac5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc9be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6cac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacabe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cabe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5cac4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cbbe {
  color: #c5cbbe;
}
Background
.bg-c5cbbe {
  background-color: #c5cbbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cbbe {
  border: 2px solid #c5cbbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cbbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 203 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 11% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cbbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cbbe, #bfcbbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cbbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 203 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.57 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.73 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.73 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.13 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.35 #3a3441 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c5cbbe  rgb(197, 203, 190)  hsl(88, 11%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c4becb  rgb(196, 190, 203)  hsl(268, 11%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#bec5cb  rgb(190, 197, 203)  hsl(208, 11%, 77%)  Silver
#cbbec5  rgb(203, 190, 197)  hsl(328, 11%, 77%)  Languid Lavender