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#CCCAC6

#cccac6 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cccac6 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 79.22% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 2.94% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 5.56% saturation and 78.82% 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 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5916

Complementary

  1. #cccac6
  2. #c6c8cc

Split complementary

  1. #cccac6
  2. #c6cbcc
  3. #c7c6cc

Analogous

  1. #ccc7c6
  2. #cccac6
  3. #cbccc6

Triadic

  1. #cccac6
  2. #c6ccca
  3. #cac6cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccac6
  2. #c8ccc6
  3. #c6c8cc
  4. #cac6cc

Square

  1. #cccac6
  2. #c6ccc7
  3. #c6c8cc
  4. #ccc6cb

Monochromatic

  1. #837f76
  2. #a8a49e
  3. #cccac6
  4. #f0f0ee
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cccac6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccac6
  2. #b8b6b2
  3. #a3a29e
  4. #8f8d8b
  5. #7a7977
  6. #666563
  7. #52514f
  8. #3d3d3b
  9. #292828
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccac6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccac6
  2. #d1cfcc
  3. #d6d5d1
  4. #dbdad7
  5. #e0dfdd
  6. #e6e5e3
  7. #ebeae8
  8. #f0efee
  9. #f5f4f4
  10. #fafaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccac6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccac6
  2. #c4c3bf
  3. #bdbbb8
  4. #b5b4b1
  5. #aeacaa
  6. #a6a5a3
  7. #9e9e9c
  8. #979695
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdc9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcac6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccac6 {
  color: #cccac6;
}
Background
.bg-cccac6 {
  background-color: #cccac6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccac6 {
  border: 2px solid #cccac6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccac6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 202 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 6% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccac6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccac6, #cbccc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccac6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 202 198 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.01 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.01 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.32 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.33 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.72 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.11 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.96 #333539 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cccac6  rgb(204, 202, 198)  hsl(40, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c6c8cc  rgb(198, 200, 204)  hsl(220, 6%, 79%)  Silver
#c6ccca  rgb(198, 204, 202)  hsl(160, 6%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cac6cc  rgb(202, 198, 204)  hsl(280, 6%, 79%)  Silver