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#CCC9CF

#ccc9cf ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ccc9cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.45% cyan, 2.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 5.88% saturation and 80% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5912

Complementary

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #cccfc9

Split complementary

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #cfcfc9
  3. #c9cfc9

Analogous

  1. #c9c9cf
  2. #ccc9cf
  3. #cfc9cf

Triadic

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #cfccc9
  3. #c9cfcc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #cfc9cc
  3. #cccfc9
  4. #c9cfcc

Square

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #cfc9c9
  3. #cccfc9
  4. #c9cfcf

Monochromatic

  1. #807887
  2. #a6a1ab
  3. #ccc9cf
  4. #f2f2f3
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#ccc9cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #b8b5ba
  3. #a3a1a6
  4. #8f8d91
  5. #7a797c
  6. #666568
  7. #525053
  8. #3d3c3e
  9. #292829
  10. #141415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc9cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #d1ced4
  3. #d6d4d9
  4. #dbd9dd
  5. #e0dfe2
  6. #e6e4e7
  7. #ebe9ec
  8. #f0eff1
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc9cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc9cf
  2. #c4c2c7
  3. #bdbabf
  4. #b5b3b7
  5. #aeacaf
  6. #a6a5a8
  7. #9e9da0
  8. #979698
  9. #8f8f90
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcacc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8cacf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cccacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacacf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacacf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccc9cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc9cf {
  color: #ccc9cf;
}
Background
.bg-ccc9cf {
  background-color: #ccc9cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc9cf {
  border: 2px solid #ccc9cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc9cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 201 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 6% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc9cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc9cf, #cfc9cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc9cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 201 207 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.35 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.35 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.56 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.67 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.59 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.01 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.60 #333630 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#ccc9cf  rgb(204, 201, 207)  hsl(270, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cccfc9  rgb(204, 207, 201)  hsl(90, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cfccc9  rgb(207, 204, 201)  hsl(30, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#c9cfcc  rgb(201, 207, 204)  hsl(150, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray