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#CDC5CF

#cdc5cf ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdc5cf 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, 77.25% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 4.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 9.43% saturation and 79.22% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.5742

Complementary

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #c7cfc5

Split complementary

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #cccfc5
  3. #c5cfc8

Analogous

  1. #c8c5cf
  2. #cdc5cf
  3. #cfc5cc

Triadic

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #cfcdc5
  3. #c5cfcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #cfc5c7
  3. #c7cfc5
  4. #c5cfcd

Square

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #cfc8c5
  3. #c7cfc5
  4. #c5cccf

Monochromatic

  1. #857289
  2. #a99bac
  3. #cdc5cf
  4. #f1eff2
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#cdc5cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #b9b1ba
  3. #a49ea6
  4. #908a91
  5. #7b767c
  6. #676368
  7. #524f53
  8. #3e3b3e
  9. #292729
  10. #151415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc5cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #d2cbd4
  3. #d7d1d9
  4. #dcd6dd
  5. #e1dce2
  6. #e6e2e7
  7. #ebe8ec
  8. #f0eef1
  9. #f5f3f5
  10. #faf9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc5cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc5cf
  2. #c5bec7
  3. #beb7bf
  4. #b6b0b7
  5. #aea9af
  6. #a7a3a8
  7. #9f9ca0
  8. #979598
  9. #8f8e90
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c7cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c8cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdc6c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c6cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c7cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc6cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc5cf {
  color: #cdc5cf;
}
Background
.bg-cdc5cf {
  background-color: #cdc5cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc5cf {
  border: 2px solid #cdc5cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc5cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 9% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc5cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc5cf, #cfc5cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc5cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 207 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.02 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.31 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.28 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.33 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.83 #323a30 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cdc5cf  rgb(205, 197, 207)  hsl(288, 9%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#c7cfc5  rgb(199, 207, 197)  hsl(108, 9%, 79%)  Ash Gray
#cfcdc5  rgb(207, 205, 197)  hsl(48, 9%, 79%)  Timberwolf
#c5cfcd  rgb(197, 207, 205)  hsl(168, 9%, 79%)  Light Gray