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#C6CCC9

#c6ccc9 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c6ccc9 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, 80% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.47% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 5.56% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5941

Complementary

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #ccc6c9

Split complementary

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #ccc6cc
  3. #ccc6c6

Analogous

  1. #c6ccc6
  2. #c6ccc9
  3. #c6cccc

Triadic

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #c9c6cc
  3. #ccc9c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #c6c9cc
  3. #ccc6c9
  4. #ccc9c6

Square

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #c6c6cc
  3. #ccc6c9
  4. #ccccc6

Monochromatic

  1. #76837c
  2. #9ea8a3
  3. #c6ccc9
  4. #eef0ef
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#c6ccc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #b2b8b5
  3. #9ea3a1
  4. #8b8f8d
  5. #777a79
  6. #636665
  7. #4f5250
  8. #3b3d3c
  9. #282928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6ccc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #ccd1ce
  3. #d1d6d4
  4. #d7dbd9
  5. #dde0df
  6. #e3e6e4
  7. #e8ebe9
  8. #eef0ef
  9. #f4f5f4
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6ccc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6ccc9
  2. #bfc4c2
  3. #b8bdba
  4. #b1b5b3
  5. #aaaeac
  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 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccbc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cbc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cbc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6ccc9 {
  color: #c6ccc9;
}
Background
.bg-c6ccc9 {
  background-color: #c6ccc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6ccc9 {
  border: 2px solid #c6ccc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6ccc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 204 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 6% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6ccc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6ccc9, #c6cccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6ccc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 204 201 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.19 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.19 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.51 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.51 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.72 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.76 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.93 #393336 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c6ccc9  rgb(198, 204, 201)  hsl(150, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc6c9  rgb(204, 198, 201)  hsl(330, 6%, 79%)  Silver
#c9c6cc  rgb(201, 198, 204)  hsl(270, 6%, 79%)  Silver
#ccc9c6  rgb(204, 201, 198)  hsl(30, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray