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#CDCDCB

#cdcdcb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdcdcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 1.96% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6095

Complementary

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #cbcbcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #cbcccd
  3. #cccbcd

Analogous

  1. #cdcccb
  2. #cdcdcb
  3. #cccdcb

Triadic

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #cbcdcd
  3. #cdcbcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #cbcdcb
  3. #cbcbcd
  4. #cdcbcd

Square

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #cbcdcc
  3. #cbcbcd
  4. #cdcbcc

Monochromatic

  1. #82827d
  2. #a7a7a4
  3. #cdcdcb
  4. #f2f2f2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cdcdcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #b9b9b7
  3. #a4a4a2
  4. #90908e
  5. #7b7b7a
  6. #676766
  7. #525251
  8. #3e3e3d
  9. #292929
  10. #151514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #d2d2d0
  3. #d7d7d5
  4. #dcdcdb
  5. #e1e1e0
  6. #e6e6e5
  7. #ebebea
  8. #f0f0ef
  9. #f5f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdcb
  2. #c5c5c4
  3. #bebebc
  4. #b6b6b5
  5. #aeaead
  6. #a7a7a6
  7. #9f9f9e
  8. #979797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdcdcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdcdcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdcdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcdcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcdcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcdcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdcb {
  color: #cdcdcb;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdcb {
  background-color: #cdcdcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdcb {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 2% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdcb, #cccdcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 1.84 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 1.84 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.34 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.40 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.72 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.38 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.66 #323234 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdcdcb  rgb(205, 205, 203)  hsl(60, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcbcd  rgb(203, 203, 205)  hsl(240, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcdcd  rgb(203, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcbcd  rgb(205, 203, 205)  hsl(300, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray