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#C5CBCB

#c5cbcb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5cbcb 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, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.5889

Complementary

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #cbc5c5

Split complementary

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #cbc5c8
  3. #cbc8c5

Analogous

  1. #c5cbc8
  2. #c5cbcb
  3. #c5c8cb

Triadic

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #cbc5cb
  3. #cbcbc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #c5c5cb
  3. #cbc5c5
  4. #cbcbc5

Square

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #c8c5cb
  3. #cbc5c5
  4. #c8cbc5

Monochromatic

  1. #758282
  2. #9da7a7
  3. #c5cbcb
  4. #edefef
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#c5cbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #b1b7b7
  3. #9ea2a2
  4. #8a8e8e
  5. #767a7a
  6. #636666
  7. #4f5151
  8. #3b3d3d
  9. #272929
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #cbd0d0
  3. #d1d5d5
  4. #d6dbdb
  5. #dce0e0
  6. #e2e5e5
  7. #e8eaea
  8. #eeefef
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cbcb
  2. #bec4c4
  3. #b7bcbc
  4. #b0b5b5
  5. #a9adad
  6. #a3a6a6
  7. #9c9e9e
  8. #959797
  9. #8e8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8caca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacacb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9c9cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3cbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cbcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7cacb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4cbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cbcb {
  color: #c5cbcb;
}
Background
.bg-c5cbcb {
  background-color: #c5cbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cbcb {
  border: 2px solid #c5cbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 5% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cbcb, #c5c8cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.70 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.70 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.84 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.22 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.96 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.72 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.97 #3a3434 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c5cbcb  rgb(197, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray
#cbc5c5  rgb(203, 197, 197)  hsl(0, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#cbc5cb  rgb(203, 197, 203)  hsl(300, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#cbcbc5  rgb(203, 203, 197)  hsl(60, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray