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#CACEC7

#cacec7 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cacec7 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, 80.78% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.4% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 94.29°, with 6.67% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6082

Complementary

  1. #cacec7
  2. #cbc7ce

Split complementary

  1. #cacec7
  2. #c7c7ce
  3. #cec7cd

Analogous

  1. #cdcec7
  2. #cacec7
  3. #c7cec7

Triadic

  1. #cacec7
  2. #c7cace
  3. #cec7ca

Tetradic

  1. #cacec7
  2. #c7cecb
  3. #cbc7ce
  4. #cec7ca

Square

  1. #cacec7
  2. #c7cdce
  3. #cbc7ce
  4. #cec7c7

Monochromatic

  1. #7d8676
  2. #a3aa9e
  3. #cacec7
  4. #f1f2f0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cacec7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacec7
  2. #b6b9b3
  3. #a2a59f
  4. #8d908b
  5. #797c77
  6. #656764
  7. #515250
  8. #3d3e3c
  9. #282928
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacec7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacec7
  2. #cfd3cd
  3. #d5d8d2
  4. #daddd8
  5. #dfe2dd
  6. #e5e7e3
  7. #eaebe9
  8. #eff0ee
  9. #f4f5f4
  10. #fafaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacec7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacec7
  2. #c3c6c0
  3. #bbbeb9
  4. #b4b7b2
  5. #acafab
  6. #a5a7a4
  7. #9e9f9c
  8. #969795
  9. #8f908e
  10. #878887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccdca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcdc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cecdc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cacdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcdc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccdc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caceca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacec7 {
  color: #cacec7;
}
Background
.bg-cacec7 {
  background-color: #cacec7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacec7 {
  border: 2px solid #cacec7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacec7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 206 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 7% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacec7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacec7, #c7cec7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacec7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 206 199 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.72 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.72 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.07 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.48 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.74 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.85 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.67 #353138 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cacec7  rgb(202, 206, 199)  hsl(94, 7%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbc7ce  rgb(203, 199, 206)  hsl(274, 7%, 79%)  Silver
#c7cace  rgb(199, 202, 206)  hsl(214, 7%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cec7ca  rgb(206, 199, 202)  hsl(334, 7%, 79%)  Silver