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#C8D0CA

#c8d0ca ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8d0ca 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, 81.57% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.88% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 135°, with 7.84% saturation and 80% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6166

Complementary

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #d0c8ce

Split complementary

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #cec8d0
  3. #d0c8ca

Analogous

  1. #cad0c8
  2. #c8d0ca
  3. #c8d0ce

Triadic

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #cac8d0
  3. #d0cac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #c8ced0
  3. #d0c8ce
  4. #d0cac8

Square

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #c8cad0
  3. #d0c8ce
  4. #d0cec8

Monochromatic

  1. #76897b
  2. #9fada2
  3. #c8d0ca
  4. #f1f3f2
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#c8d0ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #b4bbb6
  3. #a0a6a2
  4. #8c928d
  5. #787d79
  6. #646865
  7. #505351
  8. #3c3e3d
  9. #282a28
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d0ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #ced5cf
  3. #d3d9d5
  4. #d9deda
  5. #dee3df
  6. #e4e8e5
  7. #e9ecea
  8. #eff1ef
  9. #f4f6f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d0ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d0ca
  2. #c1c8c3
  3. #bac0bb
  4. #b2b8b4
  5. #abb0ac
  6. #a4a8a5
  7. #9da09e
  8. #969896
  9. #8e908f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccfcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0cfca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cececa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcfca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccfca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d0cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d0ca {
  color: #c8d0ca;
}
Background
.bg-c8d0ca {
  background-color: #c8d0ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d0ca {
  border: 2px solid #c8d0ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d0ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 208 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 8% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d0ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d0ca, #c8d0ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d0ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 208 202 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.36 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.49 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.49 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.29 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.37 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.38 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.21 #372f35 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c8d0ca  rgb(200, 208, 202)  hsl(135, 8%, 80%)  Ash Gray
#d0c8ce  rgb(208, 200, 206)  hsl(315, 8%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cac8d0  rgb(202, 200, 208)  hsl(255, 8%, 80%)  Silver
#d0cac8  rgb(208, 202, 200)  hsl(15, 8%, 80%)  Light Gray