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#c9cfcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9cfcd 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, 81.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.97% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 160°, 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6145

Complementary

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #cfc9cb

Split complementary

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #cfc9ce
  3. #cfcac9

Analogous

  1. #c9cfca
  2. #c9cfcd
  3. #c9cecf

Triadic

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #cdc9cf
  3. #cfcdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #c9cbcf
  3. #cfc9cb
  4. #cfcdc9

Square

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #cac9cf
  3. #cfc9cb
  4. #cecfc9

Monochromatic

  1. #788782
  2. #a1aba7
  3. #c9cfcd
  4. #f2f3f2
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#c9cfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #b5bab9
  3. #a1a6a4
  4. #8d9190
  5. #797c7b
  6. #656867
  7. #505352
  8. #3c3e3e
  9. #282929
  10. #141515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9cfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #ced4d2
  3. #d4d9d7
  4. #d9dddc
  5. #dfe2e1
  6. #e4e7e6
  7. #e9eceb
  8. #eff1f0
  9. #f4f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9cfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9cfcd
  2. #c2c7c5
  3. #babfbe
  4. #b3b7b6
  5. #acafae
  6. #a5a8a7
  7. #9da09f
  8. #969897
  9. #8f908f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccecd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcecd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdcdcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8cfce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9cfcd {
  color: #c9cfcd;
}
Background
.bg-c9cfcd {
  background-color: #c9cfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9cfcd {
  border: 2px solid #c9cfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9cfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 207 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 6% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9cfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9cfcd, #c9cecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9cfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 207 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.60 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.60 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.35 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.60 #363032 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c9cfcd  rgb(201, 207, 205)  hsl(160, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cfc9cb  rgb(207, 201, 203)  hsl(340, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdc9cf  rgb(205, 201, 207)  hsl(280, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cfcdc9  rgb(207, 205, 201)  hsl(40, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray