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#C9C8CC

#c9c8cc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9c8cc 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, 78.43% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.47% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 255°, 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5809

Complementary

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #cbccc8

Split complementary

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #cccbc8
  3. #c9ccc8

Analogous

  1. #c8c9cc
  2. #c9c8cc
  3. #cbc8cc

Triadic

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #ccc9c8
  3. #c8ccc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #ccc8cb
  3. #cbccc8
  4. #c8ccc9

Square

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #ccc8c9
  3. #cbccc8
  4. #c8cccb

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7982
  2. #a2a0a7
  3. #c9c8cc
  4. #f0f0f1
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c9c8cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #b5b4b8
  3. #a1a0a3
  4. #8d8c8f
  5. #79787a
  6. #656466
  7. #505052
  8. #3c3c3d
  9. #282829
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9c8cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #ceced1
  3. #d4d3d6
  4. #d9d9db
  5. #dfdee0
  6. #e4e4e6
  7. #e9e9eb
  8. #efeff0
  9. #f4f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9c8cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9c8cc
  2. #c2c1c4
  3. #bababd
  4. #b3b2b5
  5. #acabae
  6. #a5a4a6
  7. #9d9d9e
  8. #969697
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c8ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c9cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c8cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c8cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9c8ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9c8cc {
  color: #c9c8cc;
}
Background
.bg-c9c8cc {
  background-color: #c9c8cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9c8cc {
  border: 2px solid #c9c8cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9c8cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 200 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 4% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9c8cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9c8cc, #cbc8cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9c8cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 200 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.45 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.45 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.18 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.90 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.21 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.53 #363733 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#c9c8cc  rgb(201, 200, 204)  hsl(255, 4%, 79%)  Silver
#cbccc8  rgb(203, 204, 200)  hsl(75, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc9c8  rgb(204, 201, 200)  hsl(15, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8ccc9  rgb(200, 204, 201)  hsl(135, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray