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#c5cccf ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5cccf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 1.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 198°, with 9.43% saturation and 79.22% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5956

Complementary

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #cfc8c5

Split complementary

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #cfc5c7
  3. #cfcdc5

Analogous

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #c5cccf
  3. #c5c7cf

Triadic

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #cfc5cc
  3. #cccfc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #c8c5cf
  3. #cfc8c5
  4. #cccfc5

Square

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #cdc5cf
  3. #cfc8c5
  4. #c7cfc5

Monochromatic

  1. #728289
  2. #9ba7ac
  3. #c5cccf
  4. #eff1f2
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#c5cccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #b1b8ba
  3. #9ea3a6
  4. #8a8f91
  5. #767a7c
  6. #636668
  7. #4f5253
  8. #3b3d3e
  9. #272929
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #cbd1d4
  3. #d1d6d9
  4. #d6dbdd
  5. #dce0e2
  6. #e2e6e7
  7. #e8ebec
  8. #eef0f1
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cccf
  2. #bec4c7
  3. #b7bdbf
  4. #b0b5b7
  5. #a9aeaf
  6. #a3a6a8
  7. #9c9ea0
  8. #959798
  9. #8e8f90
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3cdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7cbcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4cdce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cccf {
  color: #c5cccf;
}
Background
.bg-c5cccf {
  background-color: #c5cccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cccf {
  border: 2px solid #c5cccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 204 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 9% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cccf, #c5c7cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 204 207 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.86 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.28 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.25 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.49 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.63 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.15 #3a3330 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c5cccf  rgb(197, 204, 207)  hsl(198, 9%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cfc8c5  rgb(207, 200, 197)  hsl(18, 9%, 79%)  Timberwolf
#cfc5cc  rgb(207, 197, 204)  hsl(318, 9%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#cccfc5  rgb(204, 207, 197)  hsl(78, 9%, 79%)  Timberwolf