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#CAC6C2

#cac6c2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cac6c2 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, 77.65% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.98% magenta, 3.96% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 7.02% saturation and 77.65% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.5684

Complementary

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #c2c6ca

Split complementary

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #c2caca
  3. #c2c2ca

Analogous

  1. #cac2c2
  2. #cac6c2
  3. #cacac2

Triadic

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #c2cac6
  3. #c6c2ca

Tetradic

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #c6cac2
  3. #c2c6ca
  4. #c6c2ca

Square

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #c2cac2
  3. #c2c6ca
  4. #cac2ca

Monochromatic

  1. #827a71
  2. #a6a099
  3. #cac6c2
  4. #eeeceb
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#cac6c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #b6b2af
  3. #a29e9b
  4. #8d8b88
  5. #797774
  6. #656361
  7. #514f4e
  8. #3d3b3a
  9. #282827
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#cac6c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #cfccc8
  3. #d5d1ce
  4. #dad7d4
  5. #dfddda
  6. #e5e3e1
  7. #eae8e7
  8. #efeeed
  9. #f4f4f3
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cac6c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cac6c2
  2. #c3bfbb
  3. #bbb8b5
  4. #b4b1ae
  5. #acaaa8
  6. #a5a3a1
  7. #9e9c9a
  8. #969594
  9. #8f8e8d
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c6c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c6c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c7c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccc5c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c6c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c7c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbc5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cac6c2 {
  color: #cac6c2;
}
Background
.bg-cac6c2 {
  background-color: #cac6c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cac6c2 {
  border: 2px solid #cac6c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cac6c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 198 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 7% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cac6c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cac6c2, #cacac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cac6c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 198 194 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.03 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.94 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.94 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.10 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.69 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.08 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.38 #35393d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Silver
#cac6c2  rgb(202, 198, 194)  hsl(30, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#c2c6ca  rgb(194, 198, 202)  hsl(210, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#c2cac6  rgb(194, 202, 198)  hsl(150, 7%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c6c2ca  rgb(198, 194, 202)  hsl(270, 7%, 78%)  Silver