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#CBCBCE

#cbcbce ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbcbce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 2.97% saturation and 80.2% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5986

Complementary

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #cececb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #cecdcb
  3. #cdcecb

Analogous

  1. #cbcdce
  2. #cbcbce
  3. #cdcbce

Triadic

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #cecbcb
  3. #cbcecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #cecbce
  3. #cececb
  4. #cbcecb

Square

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #cecbcd
  3. #cececb
  4. #cbcecd

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7c84
  2. #a4a4a9
  3. #cbcbce
  4. #f2f2f3
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#cbcbce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #b7b7b9
  3. #a2a2a5
  4. #8e8e90
  5. #7a7a7c
  6. #666667
  7. #515152
  8. #3d3d3e
  9. #292929
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcbce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #d0d0d3
  3. #d5d5d8
  4. #dbdbdd
  5. #e0e0e2
  6. #e5e5e7
  7. #eaeaeb
  8. #efeff0
  9. #f5f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcbce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcbce
  2. #c4c4c6
  3. #bcbcbe
  4. #b5b5b7
  5. #adadaf
  6. #a6a6a7
  7. #9e9e9f
  8. #979797
  9. #8f8f90
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cacbce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacbce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cacbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcbce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcbce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbcbcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcbce {
  color: #cbcbce;
}
Background
.bg-cbcbce {
  background-color: #cbcbce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcbce {
  border: 2px solid #cbcbce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcbce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 3% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcbce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcbce, #cdcbce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcbce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 206 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.49 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.49 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.26 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.28 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.15 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.33 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 9.21 #343431 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbcbce  rgb(203, 203, 206)  hsl(240, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cececb  rgb(206, 206, 203)  hsl(60, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cecbcb  rgb(206, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcecb  rgb(203, 206, 203)  hsl(120, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray