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#CDD8D8

#cdd8d8 ≈ Light Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cdd8d8 is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 84.71% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 12.36% saturation and 82.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6705

Complementary

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #d8cdcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #d8cdd3
  3. #d8d3cd

Analogous

  1. #cdd8d3
  2. #cdd8d8
  3. #cdd3d8

Triadic

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #d8cdd8
  3. #d8d8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #cdcdd8
  3. #d8cdcd
  4. #d8d8cd

Square

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #d3cdd8
  3. #d8cdcd
  4. #d3d8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #779595
  2. #a2b6b6
  3. #cdd8d8
  4. #f4f6f6
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#cdd8d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #b9c2c2
  3. #a4adad
  4. #909797
  5. #7b8282
  6. #676c6c
  7. #525656
  8. #3e4141
  9. #292b2b
  10. #151616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdd8d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #d2dcdc
  3. #d7e0e0
  4. #dce4e4
  5. #e1e8e8
  6. #e6ecec
  7. #ebefef
  8. #f0f3f3
  9. #f5f7f7
  10. #fafbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdd8d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdd8d8
  2. #c5cfcf
  3. #bec6c6
  4. #b6bebe
  5. #aeb5b5
  6. #a7acac
  7. #9fa3a3
  8. #979a9a
  9. #8f9292
  10. #888989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2d7d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d7d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d5d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cad9d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d7d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d6d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbd8d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdd8d8 {
  color: #cdd8d8;
}
Background
.bg-cdd8d8 {
  background-color: #cdd8d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdd8d8 {
  border: 2px solid #cdd8d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdd8d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 216 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 12% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdd8d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdd8d8, #cdd3d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdd8d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 216 216 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.09 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.09 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.25 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.29 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.89 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.20 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.34 #322727 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdd8d8  rgb(205, 216, 216)  hsl(180, 12%, 83%)  Light Gray
#d8cdcd  rgb(216, 205, 205)  hsl(0, 12%, 83%)  Timberwolf
#d8cdd8  rgb(216, 205, 216)  hsl(300, 12%, 83%)  Languid Lavender
#d8d8cd  rgb(216, 216, 205)  hsl(60, 12%, 83%)  Timberwolf