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#C8CBC5

#c8cbc5 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8cbc5 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, 79.61% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.96% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 90°, 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.5902

Complementary

  1. #c8cbc5
  2. #c8c5cb

Split complementary

  1. #c8cbc5
  2. #c5c5cb
  3. #cbc5cb

Analogous

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #c8cbc5
  3. #c5cbc5

Triadic

  1. #c8cbc5
  2. #c5c8cb
  3. #cbc5c8

Tetradic

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

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #7b8275
  2. #a2a79d
  3. #c8cbc5
  4. #eeefed
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c8cbc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8cbc5
  2. #b4b7b1
  3. #a0a29e
  4. #8c8e8a
  5. #787a76
  6. #646663
  7. #50514f
  8. #3c3d3b
  9. #282927
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8cbc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8cbc5
  2. #ced0cb
  3. #d3d5d1
  4. #d9dbd6
  5. #dee0dc
  6. #e4e5e2
  7. #e9eae8
  8. #efefee
  9. #f4f5f3
  10. #fafaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8cbc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8cbc5
  2. #c1c4be
  3. #babcb7
  4. #b2b5b0
  5. #abada9
  6. #a4a6a3
  7. #9d9e9c
  8. #969795
  9. #8e8f8e
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccac5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacac5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8cbc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8cbc5 {
  color: #c8cbc5;
}
Background
.bg-c8cbc5 {
  background-color: #c8cbc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8cbc5 {
  border: 2px solid #c8cbc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8cbc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 203 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 5% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8cbc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8cbc5, #c5cbc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8cbc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 203 197 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.36 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.36 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.53 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.93 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.70 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.83 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.86 #37343a Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c8cbc5  rgb(200, 203, 197)  hsl(90, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray
#c8c5cb  rgb(200, 197, 203)  hsl(270, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#c5c8cb  rgb(197, 200, 203)  hsl(210, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#cbc5c8  rgb(203, 197, 200)  hsl(330, 5%, 78%)  Silver