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#C6CBC1

#c6cbc1 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c6cbc1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 79.61% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.93% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 8.77% saturation and 77.65% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.5857

Complementary

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #c6c1cb

Split complementary

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #c1c1cb
  3. #cbc1cb

Analogous

  1. #cbcbc1
  2. #c6cbc1
  3. #c1cbc1

Triadic

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #c1c6cb
  3. #cbc1c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #c1cbc6
  3. #c6c1cb
  4. #cbc1c6

Square

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #c1cbcb
  3. #c6c1cb
  4. #cbc1c1

Monochromatic

  1. #7a846f
  2. #a0a897
  3. #c6cbc1
  4. #eceeeb
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#c6cbc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #b2b7ae
  3. #9ea29a
  4. #8b8e87
  5. #777a74
  6. #636661
  7. #4f514d
  8. #3b3d3a
  9. #282927
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6cbc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #ccd0c7
  3. #d1d5cd
  4. #d7dbd4
  5. #dde0da
  6. #e3e5e0
  7. #e8eae6
  8. #eeefec
  9. #f4f5f3
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6cbc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6cbc1
  2. #bfc4bb
  3. #b8bcb4
  4. #b1b5ae
  5. #aaada7
  6. #a3a6a1
  7. #9c9e9a
  8. #959794
  9. #8e8f8d
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cac6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc9c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc9c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6cac8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cac1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6cac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6cbc1 {
  color: #c6cbc1;
}
Background
.bg-c6cbc1 {
  background-color: #c6cbc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6cbc1 {
  border: 2px solid #c6cbc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6cbc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 203 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 9% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6cbc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6cbc1, #c1cbc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6cbc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 203 193 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.72 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.40 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.40 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.50 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.43 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.83 #39343e Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c6cbc1  rgb(198, 203, 193)  hsl(90, 9%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c6c1cb  rgb(198, 193, 203)  hsl(270, 9%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#c1c6cb  rgb(193, 198, 203)  hsl(210, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#cbc1c6  rgb(203, 193, 198)  hsl(330, 9%, 78%)  Silver