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#CCCAC9

#cccac9 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cccac9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 1.47% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 2.86% saturation and 79.41% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.593

Complementary

  1. #cccac9
  2. #c9cbcc

Split complementary

  1. #cccac9
  2. #c9cccb
  3. #c9c9cc

Analogous

  1. #ccc9c9
  2. #cccac9
  3. #cccbc9

Triadic

  1. #cccac9
  2. #c9ccca
  3. #cac9cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccac9
  2. #cbccc9
  3. #c9cbcc
  4. #cac9cc

Square

  1. #cccac9
  2. #c9ccc9
  3. #c9cbcc
  4. #cbc9cc

Monochromatic

  1. #827d7a
  2. #a7a3a2
  3. #cccac9
  4. #f1f1f0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cccac9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccac9
  2. #b8b6b5
  3. #a3a2a1
  4. #8f8d8d
  5. #7a7979
  6. #666565
  7. #525150
  8. #3d3d3c
  9. #292828
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccac9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccac9
  2. #d1cfce
  3. #d6d5d4
  4. #dbdad9
  5. #e0dfdf
  6. #e6e5e4
  7. #ebeae9
  8. #f0efef
  9. #f5f4f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccac9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccac9
  2. #c4c3c2
  3. #bdbbba
  4. #b5b4b3
  5. #aeacac
  6. #a6a5a5
  7. #9e9e9d
  8. #979696
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcaca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcac9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcbc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdcaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcac9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cccac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccac9 {
  color: #cccac9;
}
Background
.bg-cccac9 {
  background-color: #cccac9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccac9 {
  border: 2px solid #cccac9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccac9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 202 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 3% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccac9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccac9, #cccbc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccac9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 202 201 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.81 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.74 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.29 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.02 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.15 #333536 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cccac9  rgb(204, 202, 201)  hsl(20, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c9cbcc  rgb(201, 203, 204)  hsl(200, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c9ccca  rgb(201, 204, 202)  hsl(140, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cac9cc  rgb(202, 201, 204)  hsl(260, 3%, 79%)  Light Gray