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#CCCDC8

#cccdc8 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cccdc8 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 80.39% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 4.76% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6067

Complementary

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #c9c8cd

Split complementary

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #c8c9cd
  3. #cbc8cd

Analogous

  1. #cdcbc8
  2. #cccdc8
  3. #c9cdc8

Triadic

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #c8cccd
  3. #cdc8cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #c8cdc9
  3. #c9c8cd
  4. #cdc8cc

Square

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #c8cdcb
  3. #c9c8cd
  4. #cdc8c9

Monochromatic

  1. #828478
  2. #a7a9a0
  3. #cccdc8
  4. #f1f1f0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cccdc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #b8b9b4
  3. #a3a4a0
  4. #8f908c
  5. #7a7b78
  6. #666764
  7. #525250
  8. #3d3e3c
  9. #292928
  10. #141514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccdc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #d1d2ce
  3. #d6d7d3
  4. #dbdcd9
  5. #e0e1de
  6. #e6e6e4
  7. #ebebe9
  8. #f0f0ef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccdc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccdc8
  2. #c4c5c1
  3. #bdbeba
  4. #b5b6b2
  5. #aeaeab
  6. #a6a7a4
  7. #9e9f9d
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceccc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceccc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdcccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcdc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcdc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cccdca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccdc8 {
  color: #cccdc8;
}
Background
.bg-cccdc8 {
  background-color: #cccdc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccdc8 {
  border: 2px solid #cccdc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccdc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 205 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccdc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccdc8, #c9cdc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccdc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 205 200 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.23 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.68 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.20 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.62 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.84 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.96 #333237 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cccdc8  rgb(204, 205, 200)  hsl(72, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c9c8cd  rgb(201, 200, 205)  hsl(252, 5%, 79%)  Silver
#c8cccd  rgb(200, 204, 205)  hsl(192, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cdc8cc  rgb(205, 200, 204)  hsl(312, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray