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#CBC8CD

#cbc8cd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbc8cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 4.76% 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5841

Complementary

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #cacdc8

Split complementary

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #cccdc8
  3. #c8cdc8

Analogous

  1. #c8c8cd
  2. #cbc8cd
  3. #cdc8cc

Triadic

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #cdcbc8
  3. #c8cdcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #cdc8ca
  3. #cacdc8
  4. #c8cdcb

Square

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #cdc8c8
  3. #cacdc8
  4. #c8cccd

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7884
  2. #a5a0a9
  3. #cbc8cd
  4. #f1f0f1
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#cbc8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #b7b4b9
  3. #a2a0a4
  4. #8e8c90
  5. #7a787b
  6. #666467
  7. #515052
  8. #3d3c3e
  9. #292829
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #d0ced2
  3. #d5d3d7
  4. #dbd9dc
  5. #e0dee1
  6. #e5e4e6
  7. #eae9eb
  8. #efeff0
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc8cd
  2. #c4c1c5
  3. #bcbabe
  4. #b5b2b6
  5. #adabae
  6. #a6a4a7
  7. #9e9d9f
  8. #979697
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbc9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c9cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c9cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbc8cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc8cd {
  color: #cbc8cd;
}
Background
.bg-cbc8cd {
  background-color: #cbc8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc8cd {
  border: 2px solid #cbc8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 200 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc8cd, #cdc8cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 200 205 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.04 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.12 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.12 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.60 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.31 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.46 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.53 #343732 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#cbc8cd  rgb(203, 200, 205)  hsl(276, 5%, 79%)  Silver
#cacdc8  rgb(202, 205, 200)  hsl(96, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cdcbc8  rgb(205, 203, 200)  hsl(36, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cdcb  rgb(200, 205, 203)  hsl(156, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray