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#CAC2CC

#cac2cc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cac2cc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 76.08% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 4.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 8.93% saturation and 78.04% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.555

Complementary

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #c4ccc2

Split complementary

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #c9ccc2
  3. #c2ccc5

Analogous

  1. #c5c2cc
  2. #cac2cc
  3. #ccc2c9

Triadic

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #cccac2
  3. #c2ccca

Tetradic

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #ccc2c4
  3. #c4ccc2
  4. #c2ccca

Square

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #ccc5c2
  3. #c4ccc2
  4. #c2c9cc

Monochromatic

  1. #817085
  2. #a698a9
  3. #cac2cc
  4. #eeecef
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#cac2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #b6afb8
  3. #a29ba3
  4. #8d888f
  5. #79747a
  6. #656166
  7. #514e52
  8. #3d3a3d
  9. #282729
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#cac2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #cfc8d1
  3. #d5ced6
  4. #dad4db
  5. #dfdae0
  6. #e5e1e6
  7. #eae7eb
  8. #efedf0
  9. #f4f3f5
  10. #faf9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cac2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cac2cc
  2. #c3bbc4
  3. #bbb5bd
  4. #b4aeb5
  5. #aca8ae
  6. #a5a1a6
  7. #9e9a9e
  8. #969497
  9. #8f8d8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c3c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c5cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cac3c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c3cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cac3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cac2cc {
  color: #cac2cc;
}
Background
.bg-cac2cc {
  background-color: #cac2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cac2cc {
  border: 2px solid #cac2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cac2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 194 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 9% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cac2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cac2cc, #ccc2c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cac2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 194 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.65 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.87 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.64 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.64 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.28 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.39 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.80 #353d33 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cac2cc  rgb(202, 194, 204)  hsl(288, 9%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#c4ccc2  rgb(196, 204, 194)  hsl(108, 9%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#cccac2  rgb(204, 202, 194)  hsl(48, 9%, 78%)  Timberwolf
#c2ccca  rgb(194, 204, 202)  hsl(168, 9%, 78%)  Ash Gray