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#CBCBC5

#cbcbc5 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbcbc5 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, 79.61% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.96% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.5944

Complementary

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #c5c5cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #c5c8cb
  3. #c8c5cb

Analogous

  1. #cbc8c5
  2. #cbcbc5
  3. #c8cbc5

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #c5cbc5
  3. #c5c5cb
  4. #cbc5cb

Square

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #c5cbc8
  3. #c5c5cb
  4. #cbc5c8

Monochromatic

  1. #828275
  2. #a7a79d
  3. #cbcbc5
  4. #efefed
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cbcbc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #b7b7b1
  3. #a2a29e
  4. #8e8e8a
  5. #7a7a76
  6. #666663
  7. #51514f
  8. #3d3d3b
  9. #292927
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcbc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #d0d0cb
  3. #d5d5d1
  4. #dbdbd6
  5. #e0e0dc
  6. #e5e5e2
  7. #eaeae8
  8. #efefee
  9. #f5f5f3
  10. #fafaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcbc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcbc5
  2. #c4c4be
  3. #bcbcb7
  4. #b5b5b0
  5. #adada9
  6. #a6a6a3
  7. #9e9e9c
  8. #979795
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccac5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccbc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cccac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccbc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccbc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cccac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcbc5 {
  color: #cbcbc5;
}
Background
.bg-cbcbc5 {
  background-color: #cbcbc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcbc5 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcbc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcbc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 5% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcbc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcbc5, #c8cbc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcbc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 197 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.75 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.75 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.82 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.13 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.18 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.33 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.68 #34343a Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbcbc5  rgb(203, 203, 197)  hsl(60, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray
#c5c5cb  rgb(197, 197, 203)  hsl(240, 5%, 78%)  Silver
#c5cbcb  rgb(197, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 5%, 78%)  Light Gray
#cbc5cb  rgb(203, 197, 203)  hsl(300, 5%, 78%)  Silver