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#C7C8C9

#c7c8c9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c7c8c9 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 78.43% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1% cyan, 0.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 1.82% saturation and 78.43% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.5767

Complementary

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #c9c8c7

Split complementary

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #c9c7c7
  3. #c9c9c7

Analogous

  1. #c7c9c9
  2. #c7c8c9
  3. #c7c7c9

Triadic

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #c9c7c8
  3. #c8c9c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #c8c7c9
  3. #c9c8c7
  4. #c8c9c7

Square

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #c9c7c9
  3. #c9c8c7
  4. #c7c9c7

Monochromatic

  1. #797b7e
  2. #a0a2a3
  3. #c7c8c9
  4. #eeeeef
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#c7c8c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #b3b4b5
  3. #9fa0a1
  4. #8b8c8d
  5. #777879
  6. #646465
  7. #505050
  8. #3c3c3c
  9. #282828
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7c8c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #cdcece
  3. #d2d3d4
  4. #d8d9d9
  5. #dddedf
  6. #e3e4e4
  7. #e9e9e9
  8. #eeefef
  9. #f4f4f4
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7c8c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7c8c9
  2. #c0c1c2
  3. #b9baba
  4. #b2b2b3
  5. #ababac
  6. #a4a4a5
  7. #9c9d9d
  8. #959696
  9. #8e8e8f
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c8c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c8c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c8c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c8c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7c8c9 {
  color: #c7c8c9;
}
Background
.bg-c7c8c9 {
  background-color: #c7c8c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7c8c9 {
  border: 2px solid #c7c8c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7c8c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 200 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 2% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7c8c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7c8c9, #c7c7c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7c8c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 200 201 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.09 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.78 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.78 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.82 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.13 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.30 #383736 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Silver
#c7c8c9  rgb(199, 200, 201)  hsl(210, 2%, 78%)  Silver
#c9c8c7  rgb(201, 200, 199)  hsl(30, 2%, 78%)  Silver
#c9c7c8  rgb(201, 199, 200)  hsl(330, 2%, 78%)  Silver
#c8c9c7  rgb(200, 201, 199)  hsl(90, 2%, 78%)  Silver