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#CDC8CD

#cdc8cd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdc8cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.587

Complementary

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #c8cdc8

Split complementary

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #cacdc8
  3. #c8cdca

Analogous

  1. #cac8cd
  2. #cdc8cd
  3. #cdc8ca

Triadic

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #cdcdc8
  3. #c8cdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #cdc8c8
  3. #c8cdc8
  4. #c8cdcd

Square

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #cdcac8
  3. #c8cdc8
  4. #c8cacd

Monochromatic

  1. #847884
  2. #a9a0a9
  3. #cdc8cd
  4. #f1f0f1
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#cdc8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #b9b4b9
  3. #a4a0a4
  4. #908c90
  5. #7b787b
  6. #676467
  7. #525052
  8. #3e3c3e
  9. #292829
  10. #151415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #d2ced2
  3. #d7d3d7
  4. #dcd9dc
  5. #e1dee1
  6. #e6e4e6
  7. #ebe9eb
  8. #f0eff0
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc8cd
  2. #c5c1c5
  3. #bebabe
  4. #b6b2b6
  5. #aeabae
  6. #a7a4a7
  7. #9f9d9f
  8. #979697
  9. #8f8e8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc9cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdc8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac9cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac9cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc8cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc8cd {
  color: #cdc8cd;
}
Background
.bg-cdc8cd {
  background-color: #cdc8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc8cd {
  border: 2px solid #cdc8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 200 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc8cd, #cdc8ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 200 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.60 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.64 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.93 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.45 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.91 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.74 #323732 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdc8cd  rgb(205, 200, 205)  hsl(300, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cdc8  rgb(200, 205, 200)  hsl(120, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cdcdc8  rgb(205, 205, 200)  hsl(60, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cdcd  rgb(200, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray