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#c9cccf ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9cccf 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, 80% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.9% cyan, 1.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 5.88% saturation and 80% 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 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6011

Complementary

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #cfccc9

Split complementary

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #cfc9c9
  3. #cfcfc9

Analogous

  1. #c9cfcf
  2. #c9cccf
  3. #c9c9cf

Triadic

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #cfc9cc
  3. #cccfc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #ccc9cf
  3. #cfccc9
  4. #cccfc9

Square

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #cfc9cf
  3. #cfccc9
  4. #c9cfc9

Monochromatic

  1. #788087
  2. #a1a6ab
  3. #c9cccf
  4. #f2f2f3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#c9cccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #b5b8ba
  3. #a1a3a6
  4. #8d8f91
  5. #797a7c
  6. #656668
  7. #505253
  8. #3c3d3e
  9. #282929
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9cccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #ced1d4
  3. #d4d6d9
  4. #d9dbdd
  5. #dfe0e2
  6. #e4e6e7
  7. #e9ebec
  8. #eff0f1
  9. #f4f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9cccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9cccf
  2. #c2c4c7
  3. #babdbf
  4. #b3b5b7
  5. #acaeaf
  6. #a5a6a8
  7. #9d9ea0
  8. #969798
  9. #8f8f90
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcccd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacbcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ccce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9cccf {
  color: #c9cccf;
}
Background
.bg-c9cccf {
  background-color: #c9cccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9cccf {
  border: 2px solid #c9cccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9cccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 204 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 6% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9cccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9cccf, #c9c9cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9cccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 204 207 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.60 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.47 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.30 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.55 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.18 #363330 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c9cccf  rgb(201, 204, 207)  hsl(210, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cfccc9  rgb(207, 204, 201)  hsl(30, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cfc9cc  rgb(207, 201, 204)  hsl(330, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cccfc9  rgb(204, 207, 201)  hsl(90, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray