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#CBC9CB

#cbc9cb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbc9cb 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, 78.82% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.89% saturation and 79.22% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.5878

Complementary

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #c9cbc9

Split complementary

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #cacbc9
  3. #c9cbca

Analogous

  1. #cac9cb
  2. #cbc9cb
  3. #cbc9ca

Triadic

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #cbcbc9
  3. #c9cbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #cbc9c9
  3. #c9cbc9
  4. #c9cbcb

Square

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #cbcac9
  3. #c9cbc9
  4. #c9cacb

Monochromatic

  1. #807b80
  2. #a5a2a5
  3. #cbc9cb
  4. #f1f0f1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cbc9cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #b7b5b7
  3. #a2a1a2
  4. #8e8d8e
  5. #7a797a
  6. #666566
  7. #515051
  8. #3d3c3d
  9. #292829
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc9cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #d0ced0
  3. #d5d4d5
  4. #dbd9db
  5. #e0dfe0
  6. #e5e4e5
  7. #eae9ea
  8. #efefef
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc9cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc9cb
  2. #c4c2c4
  3. #bcbabc
  4. #b5b3b5
  5. #adacad
  6. #a6a5a6
  7. #9e9d9e
  8. #979697
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c9cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbc9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbc9ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc9cb {
  color: #cbc9cb;
}
Background
.bg-cbc9cb {
  background-color: #cbc9cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc9cb {
  border: 2px solid #cbc9cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc9cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 201 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc9cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc9cb, #cbc9ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc9cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 201 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.83 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.94 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.67 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.94 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.86 #343634 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbc9cb  rgb(203, 201, 203)  hsl(300, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c9cbc9  rgb(201, 203, 201)  hsl(120, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbcbc9  rgb(203, 203, 201)  hsl(60, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c9cbcb  rgb(201, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 2%, 79%)  Light Gray