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#CBC8CB

#cbc8cb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbc8cb 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, 78.43% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 2.8% saturation and 79.02% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #c8cbc8

Split complementary

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #cacbc8
  3. #c8cbca

Analogous

  1. #cac8cb
  2. #cbc8cb
  3. #cbc8ca

Triadic

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #cbcbc8
  3. #c8cbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #cbc8c8
  3. #c8cbc8
  4. #c8cbcb

Square

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #cbcac8
  3. #c8cbc8
  4. #c8cacb

Monochromatic

  1. #817a81
  2. #a6a1a6
  3. #cbc8cb
  4. #f0eff0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cbc8cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #b7b4b7
  3. #a2a0a2
  4. #8e8c8e
  5. #7a787a
  6. #666466
  7. #515051
  8. #3d3c3d
  9. #292829
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc8cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #d0ced0
  3. #d5d3d5
  4. #dbd9db
  5. #e0dee0
  6. #e5e4e5
  7. #eae9ea
  8. #efefef
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc8cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc8cb
  2. #c4c1c4
  3. #bcbabc
  4. #b5b2b5
  5. #adabad
  6. #a6a4a6
  7. #9e9d9e
  8. #979697
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbc8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c8cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbc8ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc8cb {
  color: #cbc8cb;
}
Background
.bg-cbc8cb {
  background-color: #cbc8cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc8cb {
  border: 2px solid #cbc8cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc8cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 200 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc8cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc8cb, #cbc8ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc8cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 200 203 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.34 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.49 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.49 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.17 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.49 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.07 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.34 #343734 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#cbc8cb  rgb(203, 200, 203)  hsl(300, 3%, 79%)  Silver
#c8cbc8  rgb(200, 203, 200)  hsl(120, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbcbc8  rgb(203, 203, 200)  hsl(60, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cbcb  rgb(200, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray