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#C8C5CB

#c8c5cb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8c5cb 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, 77.25% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.48% cyan, 2.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 5.45% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.5652

Complementary

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #c8cbc5

Split complementary

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #cbcbc5
  3. #c5cbc5

Analogous

  1. #c5c5cb
  2. #c8c5cb
  3. #cbc5cb

Triadic

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #cbc8c5
  3. #c5cbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #cbc5c8
  3. #c8cbc5
  4. #c5cbc8

Square

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #cbc5c5
  3. #c8cbc5
  4. #c5cbcb

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7582
  2. #a29da7
  3. #c8c5cb
  4. #eeedef
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c8c5cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #b4b1b7
  3. #a09ea2
  4. #8c8a8e
  5. #78767a
  6. #646366
  7. #504f51
  8. #3c3b3d
  9. #282729
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c5cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #cecbd0
  3. #d3d1d5
  4. #d9d6db
  5. #dedce0
  6. #e4e2e5
  7. #e9e8ea
  8. #efeeef
  9. #f4f3f5
  10. #faf9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c5cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #c1bec4
  3. #bab7bc
  4. #b2b0b5
  5. #aba9ad
  6. #a4a3a6
  7. #9d9c9e
  8. #969597
  9. #8e8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c6c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c6cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c6cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c6cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8c5c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c5cb {
  color: #c8c5cb;
}
Background
.bg-c8c5cb {
  background-color: #c8c5cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c5cb {
  border: 2px solid #c8c5cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c5cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 197 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 5% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c5cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c5cb, #cbc5cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c5cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 197 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.93 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.93 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.46 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.14 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.20 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 8.41 #373a34 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Silver
#c8c5cb  rgb(200, 197, 203)  hsl(270, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#c8cbc5  rgb(200, 203, 197)  hsl(90, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray
#cbc8c5  rgb(203, 200, 197)  hsl(30, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#c5cbc8  rgb(197, 203, 200)  hsl(150, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray