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#C7CAB9

#c7cab9 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c7cab9 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 79.22% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.42% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 70.59°, with 13.82% saturation and 75.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.5789

Complementary

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #bcb9ca

Split complementary

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #b9beca
  3. #c4b9ca

Analogous

  1. #cac4b9
  2. #c7cab9
  3. #becab9

Triadic

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #b9c7ca
  3. #cab9c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #b9cabc
  3. #bcb9ca
  4. #cab9c7

Square

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #b9cac4
  3. #bcb9ca
  4. #cab9be

Monochromatic

  1. #7f8565
  2. #a4a98d
  3. #c7cab9
  4. #eaebe5
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#c7cab9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #b3b6a7
  3. #9fa294
  4. #8b8d82
  5. #77796f
  6. #64655d
  7. #50514a
  8. #3c3d38
  9. #282825
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7cab9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #cdcfc0
  3. #d2d5c7
  4. #d8dace
  5. #dddfd5
  6. #e3e5dc
  7. #e9eae3
  8. #eeefea
  9. #f4f4f1
  10. #f9faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7cab9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7cab9
  2. #c0c3b3
  3. #b9bbae
  4. #b2b4a8
  5. #abaca2
  6. #a4a59d
  7. #9c9e97
  8. #959691
  9. #8e8f8b
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c9c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc8b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc8ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9c8c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc9b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac9b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8c9c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7cab9 {
  color: #c7cab9;
}
Background
.bg-c7cab9 {
  background-color: #c7cab9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7cab9 {
  border: 2px solid #c7cab9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7cab9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 202 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 14% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7cab9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7cab9, #becab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7cab9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 202 185 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.81 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.27 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.94 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.24 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.67 #383546 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c7cab9  rgb(199, 202, 185)  hsl(71, 14%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bcb9ca  rgb(188, 185, 202)  hsl(251, 14%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#b9c7ca  rgb(185, 199, 202)  hsl(191, 14%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#cab9c7  rgb(202, 185, 199)  hsl(311, 14%, 76%)  Languid Lavender