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#CDC2C8

#cdc2c8 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdc2c8 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.08% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.37% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, with 9.91% saturation and 78.24% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.5573

Complementary

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #c2cdc7

Split complementary

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #c3cdc2
  3. #c2cdcd

Analogous

  1. #cdc2cd
  2. #cdc2c8
  3. #cdc2c3

Triadic

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #c8cdc2
  3. #c2c8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #cdc7c2
  3. #c2cdc7
  4. #c2c8cd

Square

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #cdcdc2
  3. #c2cdc7
  4. #c2c3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #876f7c
  2. #ab98a2
  3. #cdc2c8
  4. #efecee
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#cdc2c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #b9afb4
  3. #a49ba0
  4. #90888c
  5. #7b7478
  6. #676164
  7. #524e50
  8. #3e3a3c
  9. #292728
  10. #151314
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc2c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #d2c8ce
  3. #d7ced3
  4. #dcd4d9
  5. #e1dade
  6. #e6e1e4
  7. #ebe7e9
  8. #f0edef
  9. #f5f3f4
  10. #faf9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc2c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc2c8
  2. #c5bbc1
  3. #beb5ba
  4. #b6aeb2
  5. #aea8ab
  6. #a7a1a4
  7. #9f9a9d
  8. #979496
  9. #8f8d8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c4c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c4c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c5c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfc2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c3c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c4c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cec2c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc2c8 {
  color: #cdc2c8;
}
Background
.bg-cdc2c8 {
  background-color: #cdc2c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc2c8 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc2c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc2c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 194 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 10% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc2c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc2c8, #cdc2c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc2c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 194 200 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.82 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.57 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.95 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.31 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.31 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.50 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.55 #323d37 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cdc2c8  rgb(205, 194, 200)  hsl(327, 10%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#c2cdc7  rgb(194, 205, 199)  hsl(147, 10%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c8cdc2  rgb(200, 205, 194)  hsl(87, 10%, 78%)  Ash Gray
#c2c8cd  rgb(194, 200, 205)  hsl(207, 10%, 78%)  Silver