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#C7CAC3

#c7cac3 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c7cac3 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, 79.22% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.47% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 85.71°, with 6.19% saturation and 77.84% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #c6c3ca

Split complementary

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #c3c3ca
  3. #c9c3ca

Analogous

  1. #cac9c3
  2. #c7cac3
  3. #c3cac3

Triadic

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #c3c7ca
  3. #cac3c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #c3cac6
  3. #c6c3ca
  4. #cac3c7

Square

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #c3cac9
  3. #c6c3ca
  4. #cac3c3

Monochromatic

  1. #7b8272
  2. #a1a69a
  3. #c7cac3
  4. #edeeec
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c7cac3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #b3b6b0
  3. #9fa29c
  4. #8b8d89
  5. #777975
  6. #646562
  7. #50514e
  8. #3c3d3b
  9. #282827
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7cac3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #cdcfc9
  3. #d2d5cf
  4. #d8dad5
  5. #dddfdb
  6. #e3e5e1
  7. #e9eae7
  8. #eeefed
  9. #f4f4f3
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7cac3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7cac3
  2. #c0c3bc
  3. #b9bbb6
  4. #b2b4af
  5. #abaca8
  6. #a4a5a2
  7. #9c9e9b
  8. #959694
  9. #8e8f8d
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c9c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc9c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac9c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c9c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c9c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7cac6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7cac3 {
  color: #c7cac3;
}
Background
.bg-c7cac3 {
  background-color: #c7cac3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7cac3 {
  border: 2px solid #c7cac3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7cac3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 202 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 6% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7cac3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7cac3, #c3cac3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7cac3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 202 195 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.88 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.88 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.26 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.50 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.19 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.28 #38353c Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#c7cac3  rgb(199, 202, 195)  hsl(86, 6%, 78%)  Silver
#c6c3ca  rgb(198, 195, 202)  hsl(266, 6%, 78%)  Silver
#c3c7ca  rgb(195, 199, 202)  hsl(206, 6%, 78%)  Silver
#cac3c7  rgb(202, 195, 199)  hsl(326, 6%, 78%)  Silver