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#C5CCC9

#c5ccc9 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5ccc9 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, 80% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.47% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 154.29°, with 6.42% saturation and 78.63% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5927

Complementary

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #ccc5c8

Split complementary

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #ccc5cc
  3. #ccc6c5

Analogous

  1. #c5ccc6
  2. #c5ccc9
  3. #c5cccc

Triadic

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #c9c5cc
  3. #ccc9c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #c5c8cc
  3. #ccc5c8
  4. #ccc9c5

Square

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #c6c5cc
  3. #ccc5c8
  4. #ccccc5

Monochromatic

  1. #74847d
  2. #9ca8a3
  3. #c5ccc9
  4. #eef0ef
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#c5ccc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #b1b8b5
  3. #9ea3a1
  4. #8a8f8d
  5. #767a79
  6. #636665
  7. #4f5250
  8. #3b3d3c
  9. #272928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5ccc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #cbd1ce
  3. #d1d6d4
  4. #d6dbd9
  5. #dce0df
  6. #e2e6e4
  7. #e8ebe9
  8. #eef0ef
  9. #f3f5f4
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5ccc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5ccc9
  2. #bec4c2
  3. #b7bdba
  4. #b0b5b3
  5. #a9aeac
  6. #a3a6a5
  7. #9c9e9d
  8. #959796
  9. #8e8f8f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccbc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cbc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cbc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5ccc9 {
  color: #c5ccc9;
}
Background
.bg-c5ccc9 {
  background-color: #c5ccc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5ccc9 {
  border: 2px solid #c5ccc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5ccc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 204 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 154 6% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5ccc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5ccc9, #c5cccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5ccc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 204 201 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.57 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.57 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.82 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.50 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.82 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.12 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.21 #3a3336 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c5ccc9  rgb(197, 204, 201)  hsl(154, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc5c8  rgb(204, 197, 200)  hsl(334, 6%, 79%)  Silver
#c9c5cc  rgb(201, 197, 204)  hsl(274, 6%, 79%)  Silver
#ccc9c5  rgb(204, 201, 197)  hsl(34, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray