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#C8C2C2

#c8c2c2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8c2c2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 76.08% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 5.17% saturation and 77.25% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.5476

Complementary

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #c2c8c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #c2c8c5
  3. #c2c5c8

Analogous

  1. #c8c2c5
  2. #c8c2c2
  3. #c8c5c2

Triadic

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #c2c8c2
  3. #c2c2c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #c8c8c2
  3. #c2c8c8
  4. #c2c2c8

Square

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #c5c8c2
  3. #c2c8c8
  4. #c5c2c8

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7272
  2. #a49a9a
  3. #c8c2c2
  4. #eceaea
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#c8c2c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #b4afaf
  3. #a09b9b
  4. #8c8888
  5. #787474
  6. #646161
  7. #504e4e
  8. #3c3a3a
  9. #282727
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c2c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #cec8c8
  3. #d3cece
  4. #d9d4d4
  5. #dedada
  6. #e4e1e1
  7. #e9e7e7
  8. #efeded
  9. #f4f3f3
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c2c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c2c2
  2. #c1bbbb
  3. #bab5b5
  4. #b2aeae
  5. #aba8a8
  6. #a4a1a1
  7. #9d9a9a
  8. #969494
  9. #8e8d8d
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c3c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c4c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9c2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c2c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c3c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9c2c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c2c2 {
  color: #c8c2c2;
}
Background
.bg-c8c2c2 {
  background-color: #c8c2c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c2c2 {
  border: 2px solid #c8c2c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c2c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 194 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 5% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c2c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c2c2, #c8c5c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c2c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 194 194 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.12 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.88 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.88 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.83 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.74 #373d3d Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#c8c2c2  rgb(200, 194, 194)  hsl(0, 5%, 77%)  Silver
#c2c8c8  rgb(194, 200, 200)  hsl(180, 5%, 77%)  Silver
#c2c8c2  rgb(194, 200, 194)  hsl(120, 5%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c2c2c8  rgb(194, 194, 200)  hsl(240, 5%, 77%)  Silver