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#CBC5CB

#cbc5cb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbc5cb 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, 77.25% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 5.45% saturation and 78.43% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.5694

Complementary

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #c5cbc5

Split complementary

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #c8cbc5
  3. #c5cbc8

Analogous

  1. #c8c5cb
  2. #cbc5cb
  3. #cbc5c8

Triadic

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #cbcbc5
  3. #c5cbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #cbc5c5
  3. #c5cbc5
  4. #c5cbcb

Square

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #cbc8c5
  3. #c5cbc5
  4. #c5c8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #827582
  2. #a79da7
  3. #cbc5cb
  4. #efedef
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#cbc5cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #b7b1b7
  3. #a29ea2
  4. #8e8a8e
  5. #7a767a
  6. #666366
  7. #514f51
  8. #3d3b3d
  9. #292729
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc5cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #d0cbd0
  3. #d5d1d5
  4. #dbd6db
  5. #e0dce0
  6. #e5e2e5
  7. #eae8ea
  8. #efeeef
  9. #f5f3f5
  10. #faf9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc5cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc5cb
  2. #c4bec4
  3. #bcb7bc
  4. #b5b0b5
  5. #ada9ad
  6. #a6a3a6
  7. #9e9c9e
  8. #979597
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c6c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c6cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c7cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbc5c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c6cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c6cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbc5c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc5cb {
  color: #cbc5cb;
}
Background
.bg-cbc5cb {
  background-color: #cbc5cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc5cb {
  border: 2px solid #cbc5cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc5cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 197 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc5cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc5cb, #cbc5c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc5cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 197 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.01 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.57 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.57 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.39 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.91 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.36 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.62 #343a34 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Silver
#cbc5cb  rgb(203, 197, 203)  hsl(300, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#c5cbc5  rgb(197, 203, 197)  hsl(120, 5%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#cbcbc5  rgb(203, 203, 197)  hsl(60, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray
#c5cbcb  rgb(197, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray