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#CACBCD

#cacbcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cacbcd 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, 79.61% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 2.91% saturation and 79.8% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5968

Complementary

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #cdccca

Split complementary

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #cdcaca
  3. #cccdca

Analogous

  1. #cacccd
  2. #cacbcd
  3. #cacacd

Triadic

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #cdcacb
  3. #cbcdca

Tetradic

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #cccacd
  3. #cdccca
  4. #cbcdca

Square

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #cdcacc
  3. #cdccca
  4. #cacdca

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7e83
  2. #a3a4a8
  3. #cacbcd
  4. #f1f2f2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cacbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #b6b7b9
  3. #a2a2a4
  4. #8d8e90
  5. #797a7b
  6. #656667
  7. #515152
  8. #3d3d3e
  9. #282929
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #cfd0d2
  3. #d5d5d7
  4. #dadbdc
  5. #dfe0e1
  6. #e5e5e6
  7. #eaeaeb
  8. #efeff0
  9. #f4f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacbcd
  2. #c3c4c5
  3. #bbbcbe
  4. #b4b5b6
  5. #acadae
  6. #a5a6a7
  7. #9e9e9f
  8. #969797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacbcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9cbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacbcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacbcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cacbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacbcd {
  color: #cacbcd;
}
Background
.bg-cacbcd {
  background-color: #cacbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacbcd {
  border: 2px solid #cacbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 203 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 3% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacbcd, #cacacd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 203 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.22 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.22 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.96 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.17 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.92 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.21 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.05 #353432 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cacbcd  rgb(202, 203, 205)  hsl(220, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdccca  rgb(205, 204, 202)  hsl(40, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcacb  rgb(205, 202, 203)  hsl(340, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcdca  rgb(203, 205, 202)  hsl(100, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray