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#c5cfcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5cfcd 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, 81.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.97% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 168°, 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 5.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.609

Complementary

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #cfc5c7

Split complementary

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #cfc5cc
  3. #cfc8c5

Analogous

  1. #c5cfc8
  2. #c5cfcd
  3. #c5cccf

Triadic

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #cdc5cf
  3. #cfcdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #c5c7cf
  3. #cfc5c7
  4. #cfcdc5

Square

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #c8c5cf
  3. #cfc5c7
  4. #cccfc5

Monochromatic

  1. #728985
  2. #9baca9
  3. #c5cfcd
  4. #eff2f1
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#c5cfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #b1bab9
  3. #9ea6a4
  4. #8a9190
  5. #767c7b
  6. #636867
  7. #4f5352
  8. #3b3e3e
  9. #272929
  10. #141515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #cbd4d2
  3. #d1d9d7
  4. #d6dddc
  5. #dce2e1
  6. #e2e7e6
  7. #e8eceb
  8. #eef1f0
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cfcd
  2. #bec7c5
  3. #b7bfbe
  4. #b0b7b6
  5. #a9afae
  6. #a3a8a7
  7. #9ca09f
  8. #959897
  9. #8e908f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacecd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cececd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cdcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4cfce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cfcd {
  color: #c5cfcd;
}
Background
.bg-c5cfcd {
  background-color: #c5cfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cfcd {
  border: 2px solid #c5cfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 207 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 9% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cfcd, #c5cccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 207 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.23 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.95 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.16 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.81 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.97 #3a3032 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c5cfcd  rgb(197, 207, 205)  hsl(168, 9%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cfc5c7  rgb(207, 197, 199)  hsl(348, 9%, 79%)  Silver
#cdc5cf  rgb(205, 197, 207)  hsl(288, 9%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#cfcdc5  rgb(207, 205, 197)  hsl(48, 9%, 79%)  Timberwolf