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#CACDC7

#cacdc7 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cacdc7 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, 80.39% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.93% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 5.66% 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 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6034

Complementary

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #cac7cd

Split complementary

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #c7c7cd
  3. #cdc7cd

Analogous

  1. #cdcdc7
  2. #cacdc7
  3. #c7cdc7

Triadic

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #c7cacd
  3. #cdc7ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #c7cdca
  3. #cac7cd
  4. #cdc7ca

Square

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #c7cdcd
  3. #cac7cd
  4. #cdc7c7

Monochromatic

  1. #7e8576
  2. #a4a99f
  3. #cacdc7
  4. #f0f1ef
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cacdc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #b6b9b3
  3. #a2a49f
  4. #8d908b
  5. #797b77
  6. #656764
  7. #515250
  8. #3d3e3c
  9. #282928
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacdc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #cfd2cd
  3. #d5d7d2
  4. #dadcd8
  5. #dfe1dd
  6. #e5e6e3
  7. #eaebe9
  8. #eff0ee
  9. #f4f5f4
  10. #fafaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacdc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacdc7
  2. #c3c5c0
  3. #bbbeb9
  4. #b4b6b2
  5. #acaeab
  6. #a5a7a4
  7. #9e9f9c
  8. #969795
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbccca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceccc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdccc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cacccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccccc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccccc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cacdca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacdc7 {
  color: #cacdc7;
}
Background
.bg-cacdc7 {
  background-color: #cacdc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacdc7 {
  border: 2px solid #cacdc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacdc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 205 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 6% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacdc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacdc7, #c7cdc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacdc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 205 199 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.13 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.13 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.62 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.81 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.34 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.17 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.43 #353238 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cacdc7  rgb(202, 205, 199)  hsl(90, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cac7cd  rgb(202, 199, 205)  hsl(270, 6%, 79%)  Silver
#c7cacd  rgb(199, 202, 205)  hsl(210, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cdc7ca  rgb(205, 199, 202)  hsl(330, 6%, 79%)  Silver