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#CDCCC8

#cdccc8 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdccc8 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, 80% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 48°, 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 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6033

Complementary

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #c8c9cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #c8cbcd
  3. #c9c8cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc9c8
  2. #cdccc8
  3. #cbcdc8

Triadic

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #c8cdcc
  3. #ccc8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #c9cdc8
  3. #c8c9cd
  4. #ccc8cd

Square

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #c8cdc9
  3. #c8c9cd
  4. #cdc8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #848278
  2. #a9a7a0
  3. #cdccc8
  4. #f1f1f0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cdccc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #b9b8b4
  3. #a4a3a0
  4. #908f8c
  5. #7b7a78
  6. #676664
  7. #525250
  8. #3e3d3c
  9. #292928
  10. #151414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdccc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #d2d1ce
  3. #d7d6d3
  4. #dcdbd9
  5. #e1e0de
  6. #e6e6e4
  7. #ebebe9
  8. #f0f0ef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdccc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdccc8
  2. #c5c4c1
  3. #bebdba
  4. #b6b5b2
  5. #aeaeab
  6. #a7a6a4
  7. #9f9e9d
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccccca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdccc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdccc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cecbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdccc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdccc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceccca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdccc8 {
  color: #cdccc8;
}
Background
.bg-cdccc8 {
  background-color: #cdccc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdccc8 {
  border: 2px solid #cdccc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdccc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 204 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdccc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdccc8, #cbcdc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdccc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 204 200 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.69 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.11 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.64 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.31 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.68 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.87 #323337 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdccc8  rgb(205, 204, 200)  hsl(48, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8c9cd  rgb(200, 201, 205)  hsl(228, 5%, 79%)  Silver
#c8cdcc  rgb(200, 205, 204)  hsl(168, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#ccc8cd  rgb(204, 200, 205)  hsl(288, 5%, 79%)  Silver