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#CBCBC8

#cbcbc8 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbcbc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.48% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.5958

Complementary

  1. #cbcbc8
  2. #c8c8cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcbc8
  2. #c8cacb
  3. #cac8cb

Analogous

  1. #cbcac8
  2. #cbcbc8
  3. #cacbc8

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #cbcbc8
  2. #c8cbc8
  3. #c8c8cb
  4. #cbc8cb

Square

  1. #cbcbc8
  2. #c8cbca
  3. #c8c8cb
  4. #cbc8ca

Monochromatic

  1. #81817a
  2. #a6a6a1
  3. #cbcbc8
  4. #f0f0ef
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cbcbc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcbc8
  2. #b7b7b4
  3. #a2a2a0
  4. #8e8e8c
  5. #7a7a78
  6. #666664
  7. #515150
  8. #3d3d3c
  9. #292928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcbc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcbc8
  2. #d0d0ce
  3. #d5d5d3
  4. #dbdbd9
  5. #e0e0de
  6. #e5e5e4
  7. #eaeae9
  8. #efefef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcbc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcbc8
  2. #c4c4c1
  3. #bcbcba
  4. #b5b5b2
  5. #adadab
  6. #a6a6a4
  7. #9e9e9d
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccbc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccbc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cccbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcbc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcbc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbcbc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcbc8 {
  color: #cbcbc8;
}
Background
.bg-cbcbc8 {
  background-color: #cbcbc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcbc8 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcbc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcbc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcbc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcbc8, #cacbc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcbc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 200 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.57 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.57 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.17 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.63 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.38 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.92 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.54 #343437 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbcbc8  rgb(203, 203, 200)  hsl(60, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8c8cb  rgb(200, 200, 203)  hsl(240, 3%, 79%)  Silver
#c8cbcb  rgb(200, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbc8cb  rgb(203, 200, 203)  hsl(300, 3%, 79%)  Silver