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#CACDCD

#cacdcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cacdcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6063

Complementary

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #cdcaca

Split complementary

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #cdcacb
  3. #cdcbca

Analogous

  1. #cacdcb
  2. #cacdcd
  3. #cacbcd

Triadic

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #cdcacd
  3. #cdcdca

Tetradic

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #cacacd
  3. #cdcaca
  4. #cdcdca

Square

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #cbcacd
  3. #cdcaca
  4. #cbcdca

Monochromatic

  1. #7b8383
  2. #a3a8a8
  3. #cacdcd
  4. #f1f2f2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cacdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #b6b9b9
  3. #a2a4a4
  4. #8d9090
  5. #797b7b
  6. #656767
  7. #515252
  8. #3d3e3e
  9. #282929
  10. #141515
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #cfd2d2
  3. #d5d7d7
  4. #dadcdc
  5. #dfe1e1
  6. #e5e6e6
  7. #eaebeb
  8. #eff0f0
  9. #f4f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacdcd
  2. #c3c5c5
  3. #bbbebe
  4. #b4b6b6
  5. #acaeae
  6. #a5a7a7
  7. #9e9f9f
  8. #969797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcdcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdcdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9cdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccdcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cacdcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacdcd {
  color: #cacdcd;
}
Background
.bg-cacdcd {
  background-color: #cacdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacdcd {
  border: 2px solid #cacdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacdcd, #cacbcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.20 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.45 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.98 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.63 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.88 #353232 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cacdcd  rgb(202, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcaca  rgb(205, 202, 202)  hsl(0, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcacd  rgb(205, 202, 205)  hsl(300, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcdca  rgb(205, 205, 202)  hsl(60, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray