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#C8C8CC

#c8c8cc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8c8cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.96% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.77% saturation and 79.22% 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5795

Complementary

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #ccccc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #cccac8
  3. #caccc8

Analogous

  1. #c8cacc
  2. #c8c8cc
  3. #cac8cc

Triadic

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #ccc8c8
  3. #c8ccc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #ccc8cc
  3. #ccccc8
  4. #c8ccc8

Square

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #ccc8ca
  3. #ccccc8
  4. #c8ccca

Monochromatic

  1. #797982
  2. #a0a0a7
  3. #c8c8cc
  4. #f0f0f1
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#c8c8cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #b4b4b8
  3. #a0a0a3
  4. #8c8c8f
  5. #78787a
  6. #646466
  7. #505052
  8. #3c3c3d
  9. #282829
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c8cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #ceced1
  3. #d3d3d6
  4. #d9d9db
  5. #dedee0
  6. #e4e4e6
  7. #e9e9eb
  8. #efeff0
  9. #f4f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c8cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c8cc
  2. #c1c1c4
  3. #bababd
  4. #b2b2b5
  5. #ababae
  6. #a4a4a6
  7. #9d9d9e
  8. #969697
  9. #8e8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c8ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c8cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c8cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8c8ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c8cc {
  color: #c8c8cc;
}
Background
.bg-c8c8cc {
  background-color: #c8c8cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c8cc {
  border: 2px solid #c8c8cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c8cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 200 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 4% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c8cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c8cc, #cac8cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c8cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 200 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.02 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.38 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.38 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.15 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.96 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.66 #373733 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Silver
#c8c8cc  rgb(200, 200, 204)  hsl(240, 4%, 79%)  Silver
#ccccc8  rgb(204, 204, 200)  hsl(60, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc8c8  rgb(204, 200, 200)  hsl(0, 4%, 79%)  Silver
#c8ccc8  rgb(200, 204, 200)  hsl(120, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray