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#CBCBCB

#cbcbcb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbcbcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 79.61% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5972

Complementary

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #cbcbcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #cbcbcb
  3. #cbcbcb

Analogous

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #cbcbcb
  3. #cbcbcb

Triadic

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #cbcbcb
  3. #cbcbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #cbcbcb
  3. #cbcbcb
  4. #cbcbcb

Square

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #cbcbcb
  3. #cbcbcb
  4. #cbcbcb

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7f7f
  2. #a5a5a5
  3. #cbcbcb
  4. #f1f1f1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cbcbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #b7b7b7
  3. #a2a2a2
  4. #8e8e8e
  5. #7a7a7a
  6. #666666
  7. #515151
  8. #3d3d3d
  9. #292929
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #d0d0d0
  3. #d5d5d5
  4. #dbdbdb
  5. #e0e0e0
  6. #e5e5e5
  7. #eaeaea
  8. #efefef
  9. #f5f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcbcb
  2. #c4c4c4
  3. #bcbcbc
  4. #b5b5b5
  5. #adadad
  6. #a6a6a6
  7. #9e9e9e
  8. #979797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcbcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcbcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcbcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbcbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcbcb {
  color: #cbcbcb;
}
Background
.bg-cbcbcb {
  background-color: #cbcbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcbcb {
  border: 2px solid #cbcbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcbcb, #cbcbcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 1.92 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 1.92 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.76 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.01 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.11 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.90 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.65 #343434 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbcbcb  rgb(203, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcbcb  rgb(203, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcbcb  rgb(203, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcbcb  rgb(203, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray