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#CCC4C4

#ccc4c4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ccc4c4 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 76.86% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 7.27% saturation and 78.43% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.563

Complementary

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #c4cccc

Split complementary

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #c4ccc8
  3. #c4c8cc

Analogous

  1. #ccc4c8
  2. #ccc4c4
  3. #ccc8c4

Triadic

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #c4ccc4
  3. #c4c4cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #ccccc4
  3. #c4cccc
  4. #c4c4cc

Square

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #c8ccc4
  3. #c4cccc
  4. #c8c4cc

Monochromatic

  1. #847373
  2. #a99b9b
  3. #ccc4c4
  4. #efeded
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#ccc4c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #b8b0b0
  3. #a39d9d
  4. #8f8989
  5. #7a7676
  6. #666262
  7. #524e4e
  8. #3d3b3b
  9. #292727
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc4c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #d1caca
  3. #d6d0d0
  4. #dbd6d6
  5. #e0dcdc
  6. #e6e2e2
  7. #ebe7e7
  8. #f0eded
  9. #f5f3f3
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc4c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc4c4
  2. #c4bdbd
  3. #bdb6b6
  4. #b5b0b0
  5. #aea9a9
  6. #a6a2a2
  7. #9e9b9b
  8. #979494
  9. #8f8e8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c5c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c5c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c6c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cec3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c5c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c5c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc4c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc4c4 {
  color: #ccc4c4;
}
Background
.bg-ccc4c4 {
  background-color: #ccc4c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc4c4 {
  border: 2px solid #ccc4c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc4c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 196 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 7% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc4c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc4c4, #ccc8c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc4c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 196 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.07 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.71 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.60 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.56 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 8.11 #333b3b Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Silver
#ccc4c4  rgb(204, 196, 196)  hsl(0, 7%, 78%)  Silver
#c4cccc  rgb(196, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 7%, 78%)  Light Gray
#c4ccc4  rgb(196, 204, 196)  hsl(120, 7%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c4c4cc  rgb(196, 196, 204)  hsl(240, 7%, 78%)  Silver