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#CDC9CB

#cdc9cb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdc9cb 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, 78.82% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 3.85% saturation and 79.61% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.5906

Complementary

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #c9cdcb

Split complementary

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #c9cdc9
  3. #c9cdcd

Analogous

  1. #cdc9cd
  2. #cdc9cb
  3. #cdc9c9

Triadic

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #cbcdc9
  3. #c9cbcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #cdcbc9
  3. #c9cdcb
  4. #c9cbcd

Square

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #cdcdc9
  3. #c9cdcb
  4. #c9c9cd

Monochromatic

  1. #837a7f
  2. #a8a1a5
  3. #cdc9cb
  4. #f2f1f1
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#cdc9cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #b9b5b7
  3. #a4a1a2
  4. #908d8e
  5. #7b797a
  6. #676566
  7. #525051
  8. #3e3c3d
  9. #292829
  10. #151414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc9cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #d2ced0
  3. #d7d4d5
  4. #dcd9db
  5. #e1dfe0
  6. #e6e4e5
  7. #ebe9ea
  8. #f0efef
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc9cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc9cb
  2. #c5c2c4
  3. #bebabc
  4. #b6b3b5
  5. #aeacad
  6. #a7a5a6
  7. #9f9d9e
  8. #979697
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcaca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cacb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cacacb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cec9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcacb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc9ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc9cb {
  color: #cdc9cb;
}
Background
.bg-cdc9cb {
  background-color: #cdc9cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc9cb {
  border: 2px solid #cdc9cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc9cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 4% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc9cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc9cb, #cdc9c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc9cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.32 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.32 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.56 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.94 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.98 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.74 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.50 #323634 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdc9cb  rgb(205, 201, 203)  hsl(330, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#c9cdcb  rgb(201, 205, 203)  hsl(150, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcdc9  rgb(203, 205, 201)  hsl(90, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray
#c9cbcd  rgb(201, 203, 205)  hsl(210, 4%, 80%)  Light Gray