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#C9CBCB

#c9cbcb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9cbcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5944

Complementary

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #cbc9c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #cbc9ca
  3. #cbcac9

Analogous

  1. #c9cbca
  2. #c9cbcb
  3. #c9cacb

Triadic

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #cbc9cb
  3. #cbcbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #c9c9cb
  3. #cbc9c9
  4. #cbcbc9

Square

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #cac9cb
  3. #cbc9c9
  4. #cacbc9

Monochromatic

  1. #7b8080
  2. #a2a5a5
  3. #c9cbcb
  4. #f0f1f1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#c9cbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #b5b7b7
  3. #a1a2a2
  4. #8d8e8e
  5. #797a7a
  6. #656666
  7. #505151
  8. #3c3d3d
  9. #282929
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9cbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #ced0d0
  3. #d4d5d5
  4. #d9dbdb
  5. #dfe0e0
  6. #e4e5e5
  7. #e9eaea
  8. #efefef
  9. #f4f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9cbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9cbcb
  2. #c2c4c4
  3. #babcbc
  4. #b3b5b5
  5. #acadad
  6. #a5a6a6
  7. #9d9e9e
  8. #969797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacacb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacbcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacbcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9cbcb {
  color: #c9cbcb;
}
Background
.bg-c9cbcb {
  background-color: #c9cbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9cbcb {
  border: 2px solid #c9cbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9cbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 2% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9cbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9cbcb, #c9cacb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9cbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.27 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.27 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.85 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.24 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.62 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.13 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.96 #363434 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c9cbcb  rgb(201, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbc9c9  rgb(203, 201, 201)  hsl(0, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbc9cb  rgb(203, 201, 203)  hsl(300, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbcbc9  rgb(203, 203, 201)  hsl(60, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray