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#CDC8C8

#cdc8c8 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdc8c8 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, 78.43% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 0°, 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.5846

Complementary

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #c8cdcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #c8cdca
  3. #c8cacd

Analogous

  1. #cdc8ca
  2. #cdc8c8
  3. #cdcac8

Triadic

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #c8cdc8
  3. #c8c8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #cdcdc8
  3. #c8cdcd
  4. #c8c8cd

Square

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #cacdc8
  3. #c8cdcd
  4. #cac8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #847878
  2. #a9a0a0
  3. #cdc8c8
  4. #f1f0f0
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#cdc8c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #b9b4b4
  3. #a4a0a0
  4. #908c8c
  5. #7b7878
  6. #676464
  7. #525050
  8. #3e3c3c
  9. #292828
  10. #151414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc8c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #d2cece
  3. #d7d3d3
  4. #dcd9d9
  5. #e1dede
  6. #e6e4e4
  7. #ebe9e9
  8. #f0efef
  9. #f5f4f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc8c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #c5c1c1
  3. #bebaba
  4. #b6b2b2
  5. #aeabab
  6. #a7a4a4
  7. #9f9d9d
  8. #979696
  9. #8f8e8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc9c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c9c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac9c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cec8c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac8c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc9c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cec8c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc8c8 {
  color: #cdc8c8;
}
Background
.bg-cdc8c8 {
  background-color: #cdc8c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc8c8 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc8c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc8c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 200 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc8c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc8c8, #cdcac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc8c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 200 200 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.47 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.51 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.14 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.78 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.90 #323737 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Silver
#cdc8c8  rgb(205, 200, 200)  hsl(0, 5%, 79%)  Silver
#c8cdcd  rgb(200, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cdc8  rgb(200, 205, 200)  hsl(120, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8c8cd  rgb(200, 200, 205)  hsl(240, 5%, 79%)  Silver