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#CCC9CD

#ccc9cd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ccc9cd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 78.82% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 285°, 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5902

Complementary

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #cacdc9

Split complementary

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #cccdc9
  3. #c9cdca

Analogous

  1. #cac9cd
  2. #ccc9cd
  3. #cdc9cc

Triadic

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #cdccc9
  3. #c9cdcc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #cdc9ca
  3. #cacdc9
  4. #c9cdcc

Square

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #cdcac9
  3. #cacdc9
  4. #c9cccd

Monochromatic

  1. #817a83
  2. #a6a1a8
  3. #ccc9cd
  4. #f2f1f2
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#ccc9cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #b8b5b9
  3. #a3a1a4
  4. #8f8d90
  5. #7a797b
  6. #666567
  7. #525052
  8. #3d3c3e
  9. #292829
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc9cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #d1ced2
  3. #d6d4d7
  4. #dbd9dc
  5. #e0dfe1
  6. #e6e4e6
  7. #ebe9eb
  8. #f0eff0
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc9cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc9cd
  2. #c4c2c5
  3. #bdbabe
  4. #b5b3b6
  5. #aeacae
  6. #a6a5a7
  7. #9e9d9f
  8. #979697
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcacb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cacd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccc9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac9cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacacd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccc9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc9cd {
  color: #ccc9cd;
}
Background
.bg-ccc9cd {
  background-color: #ccc9cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc9cd {
  border: 2px solid #ccc9cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc9cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 201 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 4% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc9cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc9cd, #cdc9cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc9cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 201 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.63 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.63 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.83 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.16 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.75 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.08 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.86 #333632 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#ccc9cd  rgb(204, 201, 205)  hsl(285, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cacdc9  rgb(202, 205, 201)  hsl(105, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdccc9  rgb(205, 204, 201)  hsl(45, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#c9cdcc  rgb(201, 205, 204)  hsl(165, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray