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#CDCED0

#cdced0 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdced0 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, 80.78% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.44% cyan, 0.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 3.09% saturation and 80.98% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6168

Complementary

  1. #cdced0
  2. #d0cfcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdced0
  2. #d0cdcd
  3. #cfd0cd

Analogous

  1. #cdcfd0
  2. #cdced0
  3. #cdcdd0

Triadic

  1. #cdced0
  2. #d0cdce
  3. #ced0cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdced0
  2. #cfcdd0
  3. #d0cfcd
  4. #ced0cd

Square

  1. #cdced0
  2. #d0cdcf
  3. #d0cfcd
  4. #cdd0cd

Monochromatic

  1. #7e8186
  2. #a6a7ab
  3. #cdced0
  4. #f4f5f5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#cdced0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdced0
  2. #b9b9bb
  3. #a4a5a6
  4. #909092
  5. #7b7c7d
  6. #676768
  7. #525253
  8. #3e3e3e
  9. #29292a
  10. #151515
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdced0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdced0
  2. #d2d3d5
  3. #d7d8d9
  4. #dcddde
  5. #e1e2e3
  6. #e6e7e8
  7. #ebebec
  8. #f0f0f1
  9. #f5f5f6
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdced0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdced0
  2. #c5c6c8
  3. #bebec0
  4. #b6b7b8
  5. #aeafb0
  6. #a7a7a8
  7. #9f9fa0
  8. #979798
  9. #8f9090
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cececf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdced0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdced0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cccecf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdced0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdced0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcecf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdced0 {
  color: #cdced0;
}
Background
.bg-cdced0 {
  background-color: #cdced0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdced0 {
  border: 2px solid #cdced0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdced0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 206 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 3% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdced0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdced0, #cdcdd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdced0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 206 208 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 1.63 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 1.63 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.47 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.64 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.51 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.53 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 8.50 #32312f Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdced0  rgb(205, 206, 208)  hsl(220, 3%, 81%)  Light Gray
#d0cfcd  rgb(208, 207, 205)  hsl(40, 3%, 81%)  Light Gray
#d0cdce  rgb(208, 205, 206)  hsl(340, 3%, 81%)  Light Gray
#ced0cd  rgb(206, 208, 205)  hsl(100, 3%, 81%)  Light Gray