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#CDCAC8

#cdcac8 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdcac8 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, 79.22% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 24°, 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5939

Complementary

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #c8cbcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #c8cdcc
  3. #c8c8cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc8c8
  2. #cdcac8
  3. #cdccc8

Triadic

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #c8cdca
  3. #cac8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #cbcdc8
  3. #c8cbcd
  4. #cac8cd

Square

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #c8cdc8
  3. #c8cbcd
  4. #ccc8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #847d78
  2. #a9a3a0
  3. #cdcac8
  4. #f1f1f0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cdcac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #b9b6b4
  3. #a4a2a0
  4. #908d8c
  5. #7b7978
  6. #676564
  7. #525150
  8. #3e3d3c
  9. #292828
  10. #151414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #d2cfce
  3. #d7d5d3
  4. #dcdad9
  5. #e1dfde
  6. #e6e5e4
  7. #ebeae9
  8. #f0efef
  9. #f5f4f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #c5c3c1
  3. #bebbba
  4. #b6b4b2
  5. #aeacab
  6. #a7a5a4
  7. #9f9e9d
  8. #979696
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccaca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccbc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cec9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cecac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcac8 {
  color: #cdcac8;
}
Background
.bg-cdcac8 {
  background-color: #cdcac8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcac8 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcac8, #cdccc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 200 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.62 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.62 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.11 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.44 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.44 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.02 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.66 #323537 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdcac8  rgb(205, 202, 200)  hsl(24, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cbcd  rgb(200, 203, 205)  hsl(204, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8cdca  rgb(200, 205, 202)  hsl(144, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cac8cd  rgb(202, 200, 205)  hsl(264, 5%, 79%)  Silver