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#CCD9DC

#ccd9dc ≈ Light Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ccd9dc is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 85.1% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.27% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 191.25°, with 18.6% saturation and 83.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 5.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6763

Complementary

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #dccfcc

Split complementary

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #dcccd1
  3. #dcd7cc

Analogous

  1. #ccdcd7
  2. #ccd9dc
  3. #ccd1dc

Triadic

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #dcccd9
  3. #d9dccc

Tetradic

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #cfccdc
  3. #dccfcc
  4. #d9dccc

Square

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #d7ccdc
  3. #dccfcc
  4. #d1dccc

Monochromatic

  1. #71959e
  2. #9fb7bd
  3. #ccd9dc
  4. #f3f6f7
  5. #f3f6f7

Shades

#ccd9dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #b8c3c6
  3. #a3aeb0
  4. #8f989a
  5. #7a8284
  6. #666d6e
  7. #525758
  8. #3d4142
  9. #292b2c
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccd9dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #d1dde0
  3. #d6e1e3
  4. #dbe4e7
  5. #e0e8ea
  6. #e6ecee
  7. #ebf0f1
  8. #f0f4f5
  9. #f5f7f8
  10. #fafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccd9dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccd9dc
  2. #c4d0d3
  3. #bdc7ca
  4. #b5bec0
  5. #aeb5b7
  6. #a6adae
  7. #9ea4a5
  8. #979b9c
  9. #8f9292
  10. #888989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2d8d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8dada ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cadadb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccd9dc {
  color: #ccd9dc;
}
Background
.bg-ccd9dc {
  background-color: #ccd9dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccd9dc {
  border: 2px solid #ccd9dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccd9dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 217 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 19% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccd9dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccd9dc, #ccd1dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccd9dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 217 220 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.67 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.74 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.44 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.54 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.89 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.14 #332623 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Light Gray
#ccd9dc  rgb(204, 217, 220)  hsl(191, 19%, 83%)  Light Gray
#dccfcc  rgb(220, 207, 204)  hsl(11, 19%, 83%)  Timberwolf
#dcccd9  rgb(220, 204, 217)  hsl(311, 19%, 83%)  Languid Lavender
#d9dccc  rgb(217, 220, 204)  hsl(71, 19%, 83%)  Eggshell