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#CDCDCA

#cdcdca ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdcdca 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, 80.39% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 2.91% saturation and 79.8% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6091

Complementary

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #cacacd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #cacbcd
  3. #cbcacd

Analogous

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #cdcdca
  3. #cbcdca

Triadic

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #cacdcd
  3. #cdcacd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #cacdca
  3. #cacacd
  4. #cdcacd

Square

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #cacdcb
  3. #cacacd
  4. #cdcacb

Monochromatic

  1. #83837b
  2. #a8a8a3
  3. #cdcdca
  4. #f2f2f1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cdcdca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #b9b9b6
  3. #a4a4a2
  4. #90908d
  5. #7b7b79
  6. #676765
  7. #525251
  8. #3e3e3d
  9. #292928
  10. #151514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #d2d2cf
  3. #d7d7d5
  4. #dcdcda
  5. #e1e1df
  6. #e6e6e5
  7. #ebebea
  8. #f0f0ef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdca
  2. #c5c5c3
  3. #bebebb
  4. #b6b6b4
  5. #aeaeac
  6. #a7a7a5
  7. #9f9f9e
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cecdca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cecdca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cecdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcdca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcdca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdca {
  color: #cdcdca;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdca {
  background-color: #cdcdca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdca {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdca, #cbcdca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 202 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.21 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.21 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.24 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.59 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.93 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.44 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.31 #323235 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdcdca  rgb(205, 205, 202)  hsl(60, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cacacd  rgb(202, 202, 205)  hsl(240, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cacdcd  rgb(202, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcacd  rgb(205, 202, 205)  hsl(300, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray