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#CCC3C5

#ccc3c5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ccc3c5 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 76.47% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.41% magenta, 3.43% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, with 8.11% saturation and 78.24% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.559

Complementary

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #c3ccca

Split complementary

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #c3ccc6
  3. #c3cacc

Analogous

  1. #ccc3ca
  2. #ccc3c5
  3. #ccc6c3

Triadic

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #c5ccc3
  3. #c3c5cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #cccac3
  3. #c3ccca
  4. #c3c5cc

Square

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #caccc3
  3. #c3ccca
  4. #c6c3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #857175
  2. #a99a9d
  3. #ccc3c5
  4. #efeced
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#ccc3c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #b8b0b1
  3. #a39c9e
  4. #8f898a
  5. #7a7576
  6. #666263
  7. #524e4f
  8. #3d3b3b
  9. #292727
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc3c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #d1c9cb
  3. #d6cfd1
  4. #dbd5d6
  5. #e0dbdc
  6. #e6e1e2
  7. #ebe7e8
  8. #f0edee
  9. #f5f3f3
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc3c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc3c5
  2. #c4bcbe
  3. #bdb6b7
  4. #b5afb0
  5. #aea8a9
  6. #a6a2a3
  7. #9e9b9c
  8. #979495
  9. #8f8d8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c4c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c4c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c6c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cec3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c4c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c5c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc3c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc3c5 {
  color: #ccc3c5;
}
Background
.bg-ccc3c5 {
  background-color: #ccc3c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc3c5 {
  border: 2px solid #ccc3c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc3c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 195 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 8% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc3c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc3c5, #ccc6c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc3c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 195 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.86 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.78 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.68 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.11 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.20 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.77 #333c3a Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Silver
#ccc3c5  rgb(204, 195, 197)  hsl(347, 8%, 78%)  Silver
#c3ccca  rgb(195, 204, 202)  hsl(167, 8%, 78%)  Light Gray
#c5ccc3  rgb(197, 204, 195)  hsl(107, 8%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c3c5cc  rgb(195, 197, 204)  hsl(227, 8%, 78%)  Silver