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#C9CDCD

#c9cdcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9cdcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6049

Complementary

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #cdc9c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #cdc9cb
  3. #cdcbc9

Analogous

  1. #c9cdcb
  2. #c9cdcd
  3. #c9cbcd

Triadic

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #cdc9cd
  3. #cdcdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #c9c9cd
  3. #cdc9c9
  4. #cdcdc9

Square

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #cbc9cd
  3. #cdc9c9
  4. #cbcdc9

Monochromatic

  1. #7a8383
  2. #a1a8a8
  3. #c9cdcd
  4. #f1f2f2
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#c9cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #b5b9b9
  3. #a1a4a4
  4. #8d9090
  5. #797b7b
  6. #656767
  7. #505252
  8. #3c3e3e
  9. #282929
  10. #141515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #ced2d2
  3. #d4d7d7
  4. #d9dcdc
  5. #dfe1e1
  6. #e4e6e6
  7. #e9ebeb
  8. #eff0f0
  9. #f4f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9cdcd
  2. #c2c5c5
  3. #babebe
  4. #b3b6b6
  5. #acaeae
  6. #a5a7a7
  7. #9d9f9f
  8. #969797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcdcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8cdcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9cdcd {
  color: #c9cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-c9cdcd {
  background-color: #c9cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #c9cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 4% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9cdcd, #c9cbcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.59 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.59 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.65 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.23 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.97 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.05 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.56 #363232 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c9cdcd  rgb(201, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdc9c9  rgb(205, 201, 201)  hsl(0, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdc9cd  rgb(205, 201, 205)  hsl(300, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcdc9  rgb(205, 205, 201)  hsl(60, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray