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#C9C6CC

#c9c6cc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9c6cc 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, 77.65% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.47% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 5.56% saturation and 78.82% 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 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5717

Complementary

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #c9ccc6

Split complementary

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #ccccc6
  3. #c6ccc6

Analogous

  1. #c6c6cc
  2. #c9c6cc
  3. #ccc6cc

Triadic

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #ccc9c6
  3. #c6ccc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #ccc6c9
  3. #c9ccc6
  4. #c6ccc9

Square

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #ccc6c6
  3. #c9ccc6
  4. #c6cccc

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7683
  2. #a39ea8
  3. #c9c6cc
  4. #efeef0
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c9c6cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #b5b2b8
  3. #a19ea3
  4. #8d8b8f
  5. #79777a
  6. #656366
  7. #504f52
  8. #3c3b3d
  9. #282829
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9c6cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #ceccd1
  3. #d4d1d6
  4. #d9d7db
  5. #dfdde0
  6. #e4e3e6
  7. #e9e8eb
  8. #efeef0
  9. #f4f4f5
  10. #faf9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9c6cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9c6cc
  2. #c2bfc4
  3. #bab8bd
  4. #b3b1b5
  5. #acaaae
  6. #a5a3a6
  7. #9d9c9e
  8. #969597
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c7c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c7cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9c7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c7cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c7cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9c6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9c6cc {
  color: #c9c6cc;
}
Background
.bg-c9c6cc {
  background-color: #c9c6cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9c6cc {
  border: 2px solid #c9c6cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9c6cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 198 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 6% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9c6cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9c6cc, #ccc6cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9c6cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 198 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.20 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.77 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.25 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.99 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.14 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 8.20 #363933 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Silver
#c9c6cc  rgb(201, 198, 204)  hsl(270, 6%, 79%)  Silver
#c9ccc6  rgb(201, 204, 198)  hsl(90, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc9c6  rgb(204, 201, 198)  hsl(30, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c6ccc9  rgb(198, 204, 201)  hsl(150, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray