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#c8c8c8 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8c8c8 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, 78.43% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% 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 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.5776

Complementary

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #c8c8c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #c8c8c8
  3. #c8c8c8

Analogous

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #c8c8c8
  3. #c8c8c8

Triadic

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #c8c8c8
  3. #c8c8c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #c8c8c8
  3. #c8c8c8
  4. #c8c8c8

Square

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #c8c8c8
  3. #c8c8c8
  4. #c8c8c8

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7b7b
  2. #a2a2a2
  3. #c8c8c8
  4. #eeeeee
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#c8c8c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #b4b4b4
  3. #a0a0a0
  4. #8c8c8c
  5. #787878
  6. #646464
  7. #505050
  8. #3c3c3c
  9. #282828
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c8c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #cecece
  3. #d3d3d3
  4. #d9d9d9
  5. #dedede
  6. #e4e4e4
  7. #e9e9e9
  8. #efefef
  9. #f4f4f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c8c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c8c8
  2. #c1c1c1
  3. #bababa
  4. #b2b2b2
  5. #ababab
  6. #a4a4a4
  7. #9d9d9d
  8. #969696
  9. #8e8e8e
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

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

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.02 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.66 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.68 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.74 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.31 #373737 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Silver
#c8c8c8  rgb(200, 200, 200)  hsl(0, 0%, 78%)  Silver
#c8c8c8  rgb(200, 200, 200)  hsl(0, 0%, 78%)  Silver
#c8c8c8  rgb(200, 200, 200)  hsl(0, 0%, 78%)  Silver
#c8c8c8  rgb(200, 200, 200)  hsl(0, 0%, 78%)  Silver