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#c8d1ca ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8d1ca 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, 81.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.35% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 133.33°, with 8.91% saturation and 80.2% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6214

Complementary

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #d1c8cf

Split complementary

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #cfc8d1
  3. #d1c8cb

Analogous

  1. #cbd1c8
  2. #c8d1ca
  3. #c8d1cf

Triadic

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #cac8d1
  3. #d1cac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #c8cfd1
  3. #d1c8cf
  4. #d1cac8

Square

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #c8cbd1
  3. #d1c8cf
  4. #d1cfc8

Monochromatic

  1. #758b7a
  2. #9eaea2
  3. #c8d1ca
  4. #f2f4f2
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#c8d1ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #b4bcb6
  3. #a0a7a2
  4. #8c928d
  5. #787d79
  6. #646965
  7. #505451
  8. #3c3f3d
  9. #282a28
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d1ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #ced6cf
  3. #d3dad5
  4. #d9dfda
  5. #dee3df
  6. #e4e8e5
  7. #e9edea
  8. #eff1ef
  9. #f4f6f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d1ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d1ca
  2. #c1c9c3
  3. #bac1bb
  4. #b2b9b4
  5. #abb1ac
  6. #a4a9a5
  7. #9da09e
  8. #969896
  9. #8e908f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd0cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1cfca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfceca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d1cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced0ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccfca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7d1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d1ca {
  color: #c8d1ca;
}
Background
.bg-c8d1ca {
  background-color: #c8d1ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d1ca {
  border: 2px solid #c8d1ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d1ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 209 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 9% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d1ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d1ca, #c8d1cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d1ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 209 202 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.27 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.10 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.10 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.84 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.03 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.56 #372e35 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c8d1ca  rgb(200, 209, 202)  hsl(133, 9%, 80%)  Ash Gray
#d1c8cf  rgb(209, 200, 207)  hsl(313, 9%, 80%)  Languid Lavender
#cac8d1  rgb(202, 200, 209)  hsl(253, 9%, 80%)  Silver
#d1cac8  rgb(209, 202, 200)  hsl(13, 9%, 80%)  Light Gray