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#CACDCA

#cacdca ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cacdca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 120°, 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6048

Complementary

  1. #cacdca
  2. #cdcacd

Split complementary

  1. #cacdca
  2. #cbcacd
  3. #cdcacb

Analogous

  1. #cbcdca
  2. #cacdca
  3. #cacdcb

Triadic

  1. #cacdca
  2. #cacacd
  3. #cdcaca

Tetradic

  1. #cacdca
  2. #cacdcd
  3. #cdcacd
  4. #cdcaca

Square

  1. #cacdca
  2. #cacbcd
  3. #cdcacd
  4. #cdcbca

Monochromatic

  1. #7b837b
  2. #a3a8a3
  3. #cacdca
  4. #f1f2f1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cacdca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacdca
  2. #b6b9b6
  3. #a2a4a2
  4. #8d908d
  5. #797b79
  6. #656765
  7. #515251
  8. #3d3e3d
  9. #282928
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacdca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacdca
  2. #cfd2cf
  3. #d5d7d5
  4. #dadcda
  5. #dfe1df
  6. #e5e6e5
  7. #eaebea
  8. #eff0ef
  9. #f4f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacdca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacdca
  2. #c3c5c3
  3. #bbbebb
  4. #b4b6b4
  5. #acaeac
  6. #a5a7a5
  7. #9e9f9e
  8. #969796
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcccb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdccca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdccca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cacdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccdca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccccca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cacdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacdca {
  color: #cacdca;
}
Background
.bg-cacdca {
  background-color: #cacdca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacdca {
  border: 2px solid #cacdca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacdca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 205 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 3% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacdca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacdca, #cacdcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacdca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 205 202 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.97 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.97 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.92 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.37 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.47 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.95 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.86 #353235 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cacdca  rgb(202, 205, 202)  hsl(120, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcacd  rgb(205, 202, 205)  hsl(300, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cacacd  rgb(202, 202, 205)  hsl(240, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcaca  rgb(205, 202, 202)  hsl(0, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray