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#C9CBC9

#c9cbc9 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9cbc9 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, 79.61% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.99% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.89% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5935

Complementary

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #cbc9cb

Split complementary

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #cac9cb
  3. #cbc9ca

Analogous

  1. #cacbc9
  2. #c9cbc9
  3. #c9cbca

Triadic

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #c9c9cb
  3. #cbc9c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #c9cbcb
  3. #cbc9cb
  4. #cbc9c9

Square

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #c9cacb
  3. #cbc9cb
  4. #cbcac9

Monochromatic

  1. #7b807b
  2. #a2a5a2
  3. #c9cbc9
  4. #f0f1f0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#c9cbc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #b5b7b5
  3. #a1a2a1
  4. #8d8e8d
  5. #797a79
  6. #656665
  7. #505150
  8. #3c3d3c
  9. #282928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9cbc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #ced0ce
  3. #d4d5d4
  4. #d9dbd9
  5. #dfe0df
  6. #e4e5e4
  7. #e9eae9
  8. #efefef
  9. #f4f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9cbc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9cbc9
  2. #c2c4c2
  3. #babcba
  4. #b3b5b3
  5. #acadac
  6. #a5a6a5
  7. #9d9e9d
  8. #969796
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9cbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacbc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacbc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cbca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9cbc9 {
  color: #c9cbc9;
}
Background
.bg-c9cbc9 {
  background-color: #c9cbc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9cbc9 {
  border: 2px solid #c9cbc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9cbc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 203 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9cbc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9cbc9, #c9cbca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9cbc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 203 201 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.66 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.35 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.47 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.14 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.24 #363436 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c9cbc9  rgb(201, 203, 201)  hsl(120, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbc9cb  rgb(203, 201, 203)  hsl(300, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c9c9cb  rgb(201, 201, 203)  hsl(240, 2%, 79%)  Silver
#cbc9c9  rgb(203, 201, 201)  hsl(0, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray