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#CCC8CC

#ccc8cc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ccc8cc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 78.43% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.77% saturation and 79.22% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5851

Complementary

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #c8ccc8

Split complementary

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #caccc8
  3. #c8ccca

Analogous

  1. #cac8cc
  2. #ccc8cc
  3. #ccc8ca

Triadic

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #ccccc8
  3. #c8cccc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #ccc8c8
  3. #c8ccc8
  4. #c8cccc

Square

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #cccac8
  3. #c8ccc8
  4. #c8cacc

Monochromatic

  1. #827982
  2. #a7a0a7
  3. #ccc8cc
  4. #f1f0f1
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#ccc8cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #b8b4b8
  3. #a3a0a3
  4. #8f8c8f
  5. #7a787a
  6. #666466
  7. #525052
  8. #3d3c3d
  9. #292829
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc8cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #d1ced1
  3. #d6d3d6
  4. #dbd9db
  5. #e0dee0
  6. #e6e4e6
  7. #ebe9eb
  8. #f0eff0
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc8cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc8cc
  2. #c4c1c4
  3. #bdbabd
  4. #b5b2b5
  5. #aeabae
  6. #a6a4a6
  7. #9e9d9e
  8. #979697
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9c9cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccc8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c9cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac9cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccc8ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc8cc {
  color: #ccc8cc;
}
Background
.bg-ccc8cc {
  background-color: #ccc8cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc8cc {
  border: 2px solid #ccc8cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc8cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 200 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc8cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc8cc, #ccc8ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc8cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 200 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.98 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.02 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.02 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.52 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.95 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.38 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.61 #333733 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#ccc8cc  rgb(204, 200, 204)  hsl(300, 4%, 79%)  Silver
#c8ccc8  rgb(200, 204, 200)  hsl(120, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccccc8  rgb(204, 204, 200)  hsl(60, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cccc  rgb(200, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray