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#CDC9CF

#cdc9cf ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdc9cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 2.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 5.88% saturation and 80% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.5926

Complementary

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #cbcfc9

Split complementary

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #cecfc9
  3. #c9cfca

Analogous

  1. #cac9cf
  2. #cdc9cf
  3. #cfc9ce

Triadic

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #cfcdc9
  3. #c9cfcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #cfc9cb
  3. #cbcfc9
  4. #c9cfcd

Square

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #cfcac9
  3. #cbcfc9
  4. #c9cecf

Monochromatic

  1. #827887
  2. #a7a1ab
  3. #cdc9cf
  4. #f2f2f3
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#cdc9cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #b9b5ba
  3. #a4a1a6
  4. #908d91
  5. #7b797c
  6. #676568
  7. #525053
  8. #3e3c3e
  9. #292829
  10. #151415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc9cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #d2ced4
  3. #d7d4d9
  4. #dcd9dd
  5. #e1dfe2
  6. #e6e4e7
  7. #ebe9ec
  8. #f0eff1
  9. #f5f4f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc9cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc9cf
  2. #c5c2c7
  3. #bebabf
  4. #b6b3b7
  5. #aeacaf
  6. #a7a5a8
  7. #9f9da0
  8. #979698
  9. #8f8f90
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcacc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8cacf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdcacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacacf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcacf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc9cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc9cf {
  color: #cdc9cf;
}
Background
.bg-cdc9cf {
  background-color: #cdc9cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc9cf {
  border: 2px solid #cdc9cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc9cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 6% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc9cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc9cf, #cfc9ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc9cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 207 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.57 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.57 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.82 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.83 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.71 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.69 #323630 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdc9cf  rgb(205, 201, 207)  hsl(280, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcfc9  rgb(203, 207, 201)  hsl(100, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cfcdc9  rgb(207, 205, 201)  hsl(40, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray
#c9cfcd  rgb(201, 207, 205)  hsl(160, 6%, 80%)  Light Gray