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#CACCC9

#caccc9 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#caccc9 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, 80% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.47% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 2.86% saturation and 79.41% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5996

Complementary

  1. #caccc9
  2. #cbc9cc

Split complementary

  1. #caccc9
  2. #c9c9cc
  3. #ccc9cb

Analogous

  1. #cbccc9
  2. #caccc9
  3. #c9ccc9

Triadic

  1. #caccc9
  2. #c9cacc
  3. #ccc9ca

Tetradic

  1. #caccc9
  2. #c9cccb
  3. #cbc9cc
  4. #ccc9ca

Square

  1. #caccc9
  2. #c9cbcc
  3. #cbc9cc
  4. #ccc9c9

Monochromatic

  1. #7d827a
  2. #a3a7a2
  3. #caccc9
  4. #f1f1f0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#caccc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caccc9
  2. #b6b8b5
  3. #a2a3a1
  4. #8d8f8d
  5. #797a79
  6. #656665
  7. #515250
  8. #3d3d3c
  9. #282928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#caccc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caccc9
  2. #cfd1ce
  3. #d5d6d4
  4. #dadbd9
  5. #dfe0df
  6. #e5e6e4
  7. #eaebe9
  8. #eff0ef
  9. #f4f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caccc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caccc9
  2. #c3c4c2
  3. #bbbdba
  4. #b4b5b3
  5. #acaeac
  6. #a5a6a5
  7. #9e9e9d
  8. #969796
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbccca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccbc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccbc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cacccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbccc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbccc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caccc9 {
  color: #caccc9;
}
Background
.bg-caccc9 {
  background-color: #caccc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caccc9 {
  border: 2px solid #caccc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caccc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 3% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caccc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caccc9, #c9ccc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caccc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 201 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.81 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.56 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.14 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.46 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.07 #353336 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#caccc9  rgb(202, 204, 201)  hsl(100, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbc9cc  rgb(203, 201, 204)  hsl(280, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c9cacc  rgb(201, 202, 204)  hsl(220, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc9ca  rgb(204, 201, 202)  hsl(340, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray