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#CACACA

#cacaca ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cacaca 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, 79.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 79.22% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.5906

Complementary

  1. #cacaca
  2. #cacaca

Split complementary

  1. #cacaca
  2. #cacaca
  3. #cacaca

Analogous

  1. #cacaca
  2. #cacaca
  3. #cacaca

Triadic

  1. #cacaca
  2. #cacaca
  3. #cacaca

Tetradic

  1. #cacaca
  2. #cacaca
  3. #cacaca
  4. #cacaca

Square

  1. #cacaca
  2. #cacaca
  3. #cacaca
  4. #cacaca

Monochromatic

  1. #7e7e7e
  2. #a4a4a4
  3. #cacaca
  4. #f0f0f0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cacaca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacaca
  2. #b6b6b6
  3. #a2a2a2
  4. #8d8d8d
  5. #797979
  6. #656565
  7. #515151
  8. #3d3d3d
  9. #282828
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacaca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacaca
  2. #cfcfcf
  3. #d5d5d5
  4. #dadada
  5. #dfdfdf
  6. #e5e5e5
  7. #eaeaea
  8. #efefef
  9. #f4f4f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacaca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacaca
  2. #c3c3c3
  3. #bbbbbb
  4. #b4b4b4
  5. #acacac
  6. #a5a5a5
  7. #9e9e9e
  8. #969696
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacaca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacaca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacaca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cacaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacaca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacaca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cacaca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacaca {
  color: #cacaca;
}
Background
.bg-cacaca {
  background-color: #cacaca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacaca {
  border: 2px solid #cacaca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacaca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 202 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacaca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacaca, #cacaca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacaca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 202 202 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.17 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.17 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.52 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.25 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.29 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.14 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.60 #353535 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cacaca  rgb(202, 202, 202)  hsl(0, 0%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cacaca  rgb(202, 202, 202)  hsl(0, 0%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cacaca  rgb(202, 202, 202)  hsl(0, 0%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cacaca  rgb(202, 202, 202)  hsl(0, 0%, 79%)  Light Gray