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#CBC1C1

#cbc1c1 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbc1c1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 75.69% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 4.93% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 8.77% saturation and 77.65% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.5469

Complementary

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #c1cbcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #c1cbc6
  3. #c1c6cb

Analogous

  1. #cbc1c6
  2. #cbc1c1
  3. #cbc6c1

Triadic

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #c1cbc1
  3. #c1c1cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #cbcbc1
  3. #c1cbcb
  4. #c1c1cb

Square

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #c6cbc1
  3. #c1cbcb
  4. #c6c1cb

Monochromatic

  1. #846f6f
  2. #a89797
  3. #cbc1c1
  4. #eeebeb
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#cbc1c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #b7aeae
  3. #a29a9a
  4. #8e8787
  5. #7a7474
  6. #666161
  7. #514d4d
  8. #3d3a3a
  9. #292727
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc1c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #d0c7c7
  3. #d5cdcd
  4. #dbd4d4
  5. #e0dada
  6. #e5e0e0
  7. #eae6e6
  8. #efecec
  9. #f5f3f3
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc1c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc1c1
  2. #c4bbbb
  3. #bcb4b4
  4. #b5aeae
  5. #ada7a7
  6. #a6a1a1
  7. #9e9a9a
  8. #979494
  9. #8f8d8d
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c2c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c4c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdc0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c2c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c3c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccc1c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc1c1 {
  color: #cbc1c1;
}
Background
.bg-cbc1c1 {
  background-color: #cbc1c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc1c1 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc1c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc1c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 193 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 9% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc1c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc1c1, #cbc6c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc1c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 193 193 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.88 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.17 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.17 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.47 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.67 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.58 #343e3e Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#cbc1c1  rgb(203, 193, 193)  hsl(0, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#c1cbcb  rgb(193, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 9%, 78%)  Silver
#c1cbc1  rgb(193, 203, 193)  hsl(120, 9%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c1c1cb  rgb(193, 193, 203)  hsl(240, 9%, 78%)  Silver