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#CBCDC9

#cbcdc9 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbcdc9 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, 80.39% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 3.85% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6058

Complementary

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #cbc9cd

Split complementary

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #c9c9cd
  3. #cdc9cd

Analogous

  1. #cdcdc9
  2. #cbcdc9
  3. #c9cdc9

Triadic

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #c9cbcd
  3. #cdc9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #c9cdcb
  3. #cbc9cd
  4. #cdc9cb

Square

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #c9cdcd
  3. #cbc9cd
  4. #cdc9c9

Monochromatic

  1. #7f837a
  2. #a5a8a1
  3. #cbcdc9
  4. #f1f2f1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cbcdc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #b7b9b5
  3. #a2a4a1
  4. #8e908d
  5. #7a7b79
  6. #666765
  7. #515250
  8. #3d3e3c
  9. #292928
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcdc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #d0d2ce
  3. #d5d7d4
  4. #dbdcd9
  5. #e0e1df
  6. #e5e6e4
  7. #eaebe9
  8. #eff0ef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcdc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcdc9
  2. #c4c5c2
  3. #bcbeba
  4. #b5b6b3
  5. #adaeac
  6. #a6a7a5
  7. #9e9f9d
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceccc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdccc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbcdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcdc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccdc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbcdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcdc9 {
  color: #cbcdc9;
}
Background
.bg-cbcdc9 {
  background-color: #cbcdc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcdc9 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcdc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcdc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 205 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 4% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcdc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcdc9, #c9cdc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcdc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 205 201 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.05 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.05 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.99 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.02 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.51 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.87 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.96 #343236 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbcdc9  rgb(203, 205, 201)  hsl(90, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbc9cd  rgb(203, 201, 205)  hsl(270, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#c9cbcd  rgb(201, 203, 205)  hsl(210, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdc9cb  rgb(205, 201, 203)  hsl(330, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray