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#CBCBCA

#cbcbca ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbcbca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 0.95% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5967

Complementary

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #cacacb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #cacacb
  3. #cacacb

Analogous

  1. #cbcaca
  2. #cbcbca
  3. #cacbca

Triadic

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #cacbcb
  3. #cbcacb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #cacbca
  3. #cacacb
  4. #cbcacb

Square

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #cacbca
  3. #cacacb
  4. #cbcaca

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7f7d
  2. #a5a5a3
  3. #cbcbca
  4. #f1f1f1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cbcbca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #b7b7b6
  3. #a2a2a2
  4. #8e8e8d
  5. #7a7a79
  6. #666665
  7. #515151
  8. #3d3d3d
  9. #292928
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcbca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #d0d0cf
  3. #d5d5d5
  4. #dbdbda
  5. #e0e0df
  6. #e5e5e5
  7. #eaeaea
  8. #efefef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcbca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcbca
  2. #c4c4c3
  3. #bcbcbb
  4. #b5b5b4
  5. #adadac
  6. #a6a6a5
  7. #9e9e9e
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcbca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcbca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcbca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbcbca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcbca {
  color: #cbcbca;
}
Background
.bg-cbcbca {
  background-color: #cbcbca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcbca {
  border: 2px solid #cbcbca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcbca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 1% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcbca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcbca, #cacbca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcbca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 202 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.02 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.02 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.80 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.88 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.06 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.86 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.26 #343435 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbcbca  rgb(203, 203, 202)  hsl(60, 1%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cacacb  rgb(202, 202, 203)  hsl(240, 1%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cacbcb  rgb(202, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 1%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cbcacb  rgb(203, 202, 203)  hsl(300, 1%, 79%)  Light Gray