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#CAC4CC

#cac4cc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cac4cc 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, 76.86% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 7.27% saturation and 78.43% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.564

Complementary

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #c6ccc4

Split complementary

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #caccc4
  3. #c4ccc6

Analogous

  1. #c6c4cc
  2. #cac4cc
  3. #ccc4ca

Triadic

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #cccac4
  3. #c4ccca

Tetradic

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #ccc4c6
  3. #c6ccc4
  4. #c4ccca

Square

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #ccc6c4
  3. #c6ccc4
  4. #c4cacc

Monochromatic

  1. #807384
  2. #a59ba9
  3. #cac4cc
  4. #efedef
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#cac4cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #b6b0b8
  3. #a29da3
  4. #8d898f
  5. #79767a
  6. #656266
  7. #514e52
  8. #3d3b3d
  9. #282729
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cac4cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #cfcad1
  3. #d5d0d6
  4. #dad6db
  5. #dfdce0
  6. #e5e2e6
  7. #eae7eb
  8. #efedf0
  9. #f4f3f5
  10. #faf9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cac4cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cac4cc
  2. #c3bdc4
  3. #bbb6bd
  4. #b4b0b5
  5. #aca9ae
  6. #a5a2a6
  7. #9e9b9e
  8. #969497
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #878788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cac5c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cac4c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cac4cc {
  color: #cac4cc;
}
Background
.bg-cac4cc {
  background-color: #cac4cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cac4cc {
  border: 2px solid #cac4cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cac4cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 196 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 7% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cac4cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cac4cc, #ccc4ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cac4cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 196 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.64 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.67 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.33 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.59 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.28 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.77 #353b33 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cac4cc  rgb(202, 196, 204)  hsl(285, 7%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#c6ccc4  rgb(198, 204, 196)  hsl(105, 7%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#cccac4  rgb(204, 202, 196)  hsl(45, 7%, 78%)  Timberwolf
#c4ccca  rgb(196, 204, 202)  hsl(165, 7%, 78%)  Light Gray