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#C9CDCB

#c9cdcb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9cdcb 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, 80.39% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 3.85% saturation and 79.61% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6039

Complementary

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #cdc9cb

Split complementary

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #cdc9cd
  3. #cdc9c9

Analogous

  1. #c9cdc9
  2. #c9cdcb
  3. #c9cdcd

Triadic

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #cbc9cd
  3. #cdcbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #c9cbcd
  3. #cdc9cb
  4. #cdcbc9

Square

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #c9c9cd
  3. #cdc9cb
  4. #cdcdc9

Monochromatic

  1. #7a837f
  2. #a1a8a5
  3. #c9cdcb
  4. #f1f2f1
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#c9cdcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #b5b9b7
  3. #a1a4a2
  4. #8d908e
  5. #797b7a
  6. #656766
  7. #505251
  8. #3c3e3d
  9. #282929
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9cdcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #ced2d0
  3. #d4d7d5
  4. #d9dcdb
  5. #dfe1e0
  6. #e4e6e5
  7. #e9ebea
  8. #eff0ef
  9. #f4f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9cdcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #c2c5c4
  3. #babebc
  4. #b3b6b5
  5. #acaead
  6. #a5a7a6
  7. #9d9f9e
  8. #969797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdcccb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcdcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9cdcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9cdcb {
  color: #c9cdcb;
}
Background
.bg-c9cdcb {
  background-color: #c9cdcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9cdcb {
  border: 2px solid #c9cdcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9cdcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 205 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 4% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9cdcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9cdcb, #c9cdcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9cdcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 205 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.01 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.01 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.92 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.52 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.78 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.10 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.83 #363234 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c9cdcb  rgb(201, 205, 203)  hsl(150, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdc9cb  rgb(205, 201, 203)  hsl(330, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbc9cd  rgb(203, 201, 205)  hsl(270, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcbc9  rgb(205, 203, 201)  hsl(30, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray