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#C8CCC8

#c8ccc8 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8ccc8 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, 80% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 120°, 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5964

Complementary

  1. #c8ccc8
  2. #ccc8cc

Split complementary

  1. #c8ccc8
  2. #cac8cc
  3. #ccc8ca

Analogous

  1. #caccc8
  2. #c8ccc8
  3. #c8ccca

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #c8ccc8
  2. #c8cccc
  3. #ccc8cc
  4. #ccc8c8

Square

  1. #c8ccc8
  2. #c8cacc
  3. #ccc8cc
  4. #cccac8

Monochromatic

  1. #798279
  2. #a0a7a0
  3. #c8ccc8
  4. #f0f1f0
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#c8ccc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ccc8
  2. #b4b8b4
  3. #a0a3a0
  4. #8c8f8c
  5. #787a78
  6. #646664
  7. #505250
  8. #3c3d3c
  9. #282928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ccc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ccc8
  2. #ced1ce
  3. #d3d6d3
  4. #d9dbd9
  5. #dee0de
  6. #e4e6e4
  7. #e9ebe9
  8. #eff0ef
  9. #f4f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ccc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ccc8
  2. #c1c4c1
  3. #babdba
  4. #b2b5b2
  5. #abaeab
  6. #a4a6a4
  7. #9d9e9d
  8. #969796
  9. #8e8f8e
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccbc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcbc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcbc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacbc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ccc8 {
  color: #c8ccc8;
}
Background
.bg-c8ccc8 {
  background-color: #c8ccc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ccc8 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ccc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ccc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 204 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 4% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ccc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ccc8, #c8ccca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ccc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 204 200 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.79 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.24 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.96 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.18 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.09 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.53 #373337 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c8ccc8  rgb(200, 204, 200)  hsl(120, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc8cc  rgb(204, 200, 204)  hsl(300, 4%, 79%)  Silver
#c8c8cc  rgb(200, 200, 204)  hsl(240, 4%, 79%)  Silver
#ccc8c8  rgb(204, 200, 200)  hsl(0, 4%, 79%)  Silver