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#C9BEC4

#c9bec4 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9bec4 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 74.51% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.47% magenta, 2.49% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, with 9.24% saturation and 76.67% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.28.

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Relative luminance0.5323

Complementary

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #bec9c3

Split complementary

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #bfc9be
  3. #bec9c9

Analogous

  1. #c9bec9
  2. #c9bec4
  3. #c9bebf

Triadic

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #c4c9be
  3. #bec4c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #c9c3be
  3. #bec9c3
  4. #bec4c9

Square

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #c9c9be
  3. #bec9c3
  4. #bebfc9

Monochromatic

  1. #826c78
  2. #a6949e
  3. #c9bec4
  4. #ece8ea
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#c9bec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #b5abb0
  3. #a1989d
  4. #8d8589
  5. #797276
  6. #655f62
  7. #504c4e
  8. #3c393b
  9. #282627
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9bec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #cec5ca
  3. #d4cbd0
  4. #d9d2d6
  5. #dfd8dc
  6. #e4dfe2
  7. #e9e5e7
  8. #efeced
  9. #f4f2f3
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9bec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9bec4
  2. #c2b8bd
  3. #bab2b6
  4. #b3abb0
  5. #aca5a9
  6. #a59fa2
  7. #9d999b
  8. #969394
  9. #8f8c8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c0c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec0c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c1c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bfc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c0c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cabec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9bec4 {
  color: #c9bec4;
}
Background
.bg-c9bec4 {
  background-color: #c9bec4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9bec4 {
  border: 2px solid #c9bec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9bec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 190 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 9% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9bec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9bec4, #c9bebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9bec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 190 196 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.28 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.29 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.47 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.86 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.86 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.92 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.14 #36413b Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c9bec4  rgb(201, 190, 196)  hsl(327, 9%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#bec9c3  rgb(190, 201, 195)  hsl(147, 9%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c4c9be  rgb(196, 201, 190)  hsl(87, 9%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#bec4c9  rgb(190, 196, 201)  hsl(207, 9%, 77%)  Silver