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#CCCCCC

#cccccc ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
  • Web safe
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#cccccc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 80% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.6038

Complementary

  1. #cccccc
  2. #cccccc

Split complementary

  1. #cccccc
  2. #cccccc
  3. #cccccc

Analogous

  1. #cccccc
  2. #cccccc
  3. #cccccc

Triadic

  1. #cccccc
  2. #cccccc
  3. #cccccc

Tetradic

  1. #cccccc
  2. #cccccc
  3. #cccccc
  4. #cccccc

Square

  1. #cccccc
  2. #cccccc
  3. #cccccc
  4. #cccccc

Monochromatic

  1. #808080
  2. #a6a6a6
  3. #cccccc
  4. #f2f2f2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cccccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccccc
  2. #b8b8b8
  3. #a3a3a3
  4. #8f8f8f
  5. #7a7a7a
  6. #666666
  7. #525252
  8. #3d3d3d
  9. #292929
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccccc
  2. #d1d1d1
  3. #d6d6d6
  4. #dbdbdb
  5. #e0e0e0
  6. #e6e6e6
  7. #ebebeb
  8. #f0f0f0
  9. #f5f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccccc
  2. #c4c4c4
  3. #bdbdbd
  4. #b5b5b5
  5. #aeaeae
  6. #a6a6a6
  7. #9e9e9e
  8. #979797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccccc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cccccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cccccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Border in this color

Text color
.text-cccccc {
  color: #cccccc;
}
Background
.bg-cccccc {
  background-color: #cccccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccccc {
  border: 2px solid #cccccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 204 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccccc, #cccccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 204 204 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 1.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 1.68 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.01 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.76 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.94 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.66 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.55 #333333 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cccccc  rgb(204, 204, 204)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cccccc  rgb(204, 204, 204)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cccccc  rgb(204, 204, 204)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cccccc  rgb(204, 204, 204)  hsl(0, 0%, 80%)  Light Gray