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#CCCAC8

#cccac8 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cccac8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 30°, 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5925

Complementary

  1. #cccac8
  2. #c8cacc

Split complementary

  1. #cccac8
  2. #c8cccc
  3. #c8c8cc

Analogous

  1. #ccc8c8
  2. #cccac8
  3. #ccccc8

Triadic

  1. #cccac8
  2. #c8ccca
  3. #cac8cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccac8
  2. #caccc8
  3. #c8cacc
  4. #cac8cc

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #827e79
  2. #a7a4a0
  3. #cccac8
  4. #f1f0f0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cccac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccac8
  2. #b8b6b4
  3. #a3a2a0
  4. #8f8d8c
  5. #7a7978
  6. #666564
  7. #525150
  8. #3d3d3c
  9. #292828
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccac8
  2. #d1cfce
  3. #d6d5d3
  4. #dbdad9
  5. #e0dfde
  6. #e6e5e4
  7. #ebeae9
  8. #f0efef
  9. #f5f4f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccac8
  2. #c4c3c1
  3. #bdbbba
  4. #b5b4b2
  5. #aeacab
  6. #a6a5a4
  7. #9e9e9d
  8. #979696
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcac9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdcac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccac8 {
  color: #cccac8;
}
Background
.bg-cccac8 {
  background-color: #cccac8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccac8 {
  border: 2px solid #cccac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 202 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 4% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccac8, #ccccc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 202 200 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.47 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.89 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.52 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.38 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.00 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.71 #333537 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cccac8  rgb(204, 202, 200)  hsl(30, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cacc  rgb(200, 202, 204)  hsl(210, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8ccca  rgb(200, 204, 202)  hsl(150, 4%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cac8cc  rgb(202, 200, 204)  hsl(270, 4%, 79%)  Silver