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#C5CDCA

#c5cdca ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5cdca 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, 80.39% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 157.5°, with 7.41% saturation and 78.82% 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 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.598

Complementary

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #cdc5c8

Split complementary

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #cdc5cc
  3. #cdc6c5

Analogous

  1. #c5cdc6
  2. #c5cdca
  3. #c5cccd

Triadic

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #cac5cd
  3. #cdcac5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #c5c8cd
  3. #cdc5c8
  4. #cdcac5

Square

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #c6c5cd
  3. #cdc5c8
  4. #cccdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #73867f
  2. #9caaa4
  3. #c5cdca
  4. #eef0f0
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#c5cdca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #b1b9b6
  3. #9ea4a2
  4. #8a908d
  5. #767b79
  6. #636765
  7. #4f5251
  8. #3b3e3d
  9. #272928
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cdca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #cbd2cf
  3. #d1d7d5
  4. #d6dcda
  5. #dce1df
  6. #e2e6e5
  7. #e8ebea
  8. #eef0ef
  9. #f3f5f4
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cdca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cdca
  2. #bec5c3
  3. #b7bebb
  4. #b0b6b4
  5. #a9aeac
  6. #a3a7a5
  7. #9c9f9e
  8. #959796
  9. #8e8f8f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cccb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccccca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcbca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3cdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9ccca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9ccca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4cdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cdca {
  color: #c5cdca;
}
Background
.bg-c5cdca {
  background-color: #c5cdca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cdca {
  border: 2px solid #c5cdca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cdca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 205 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 7% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cdca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cdca, #c5cccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cdca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 205 202 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.85 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.26 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.46 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.98 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.40 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.30 #3a3235 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c5cdca  rgb(197, 205, 202)  hsl(158, 7%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cdc5c8  rgb(205, 197, 200)  hsl(338, 7%, 79%)  Silver
#cac5cd  rgb(202, 197, 205)  hsl(278, 7%, 79%)  Silver
#cdcac5  rgb(205, 202, 197)  hsl(38, 7%, 79%)  Timberwolf