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#C9D6CB

#c9d6cb ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c9d6cb is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 83.92% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.14% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 129.23°, with 13.68% saturation and 81.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6482

Complementary

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #d6c9d4

Split complementary

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #d1c9d6
  3. #d6c9cd

Analogous

  1. #cdd6c9
  2. #c9d6cb
  3. #c9d6d1

Triadic

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #cbc9d6
  3. #d6cbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #c9d4d6
  3. #d6c9d4
  4. #d6cbc9

Square

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #c9cdd6
  3. #d6c9d4
  4. #d6d1c9

Monochromatic

  1. #729477
  2. #9eb5a1
  3. #c9d6cb
  4. #f3f6f4
  5. #f3f6f4

Shades

#c9d6cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #b5c1b7
  3. #a1aba2
  4. #8d968e
  5. #79807a
  6. #656b66
  7. #505651
  8. #3c403d
  9. #282b29
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9d6cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #cedad0
  3. #d4ded5
  4. #d9e2db
  5. #dfe6e0
  6. #e4ebe5
  7. #e9efea
  8. #eff3ef
  9. #f4f7f5
  10. #fafbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9d6cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9d6cb
  2. #c2cdc4
  3. #bac5bc
  4. #b3bcb5
  5. #acb4ad
  6. #a5aba6
  7. #9da29e
  8. #969a97
  9. #8f918f
  10. #878988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd4d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d3ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d2cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8d5d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d5cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d4cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8d6d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9d6cb {
  color: #c9d6cb;
}
Background
.bg-c9d6cb {
  background-color: #c9d6cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9d6cb {
  border: 2px solid #c9d6cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9d6cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 214 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 14% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9d6cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9d6cb, #c9d6d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9d6cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 214 203 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.42 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.42 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.70 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.80 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 8.90 #362934 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c9d6cb  rgb(201, 214, 203)  hsl(129, 14%, 81%)  Ash Gray
#d6c9d4  rgb(214, 201, 212)  hsl(309, 14%, 81%)  Languid Lavender
#cbc9d6  rgb(203, 201, 214)  hsl(249, 14%, 81%)  Languid Lavender
#d6cbc9  rgb(214, 203, 201)  hsl(9, 14%, 81%)  Timberwolf