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#CECDCB

#cecdcb ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cecdcb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 80.39% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 2.97% saturation and 80.2% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.611

Complementary

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #cbccce

Split complementary

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #cbcece
  3. #cccbce

Analogous

  1. #cecccb
  2. #cecdcb
  3. #cececb

Triadic

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #cbcecd
  3. #cdcbce

Tetradic

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #cccecb
  3. #cbccce
  4. #cdcbce

Square

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #cbcecc
  3. #cbccce
  4. #cecbce

Monochromatic

  1. #84817c
  2. #a9a7a4
  3. #cecdcb
  4. #f3f3f2
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cecdcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #b9b9b7
  3. #a5a4a2
  4. #90908e
  5. #7c7b7a
  6. #676766
  7. #525251
  8. #3e3e3d
  9. #292929
  10. #151514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecdcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #d3d2d0
  3. #d8d7d5
  4. #dddcdb
  5. #e2e1e0
  6. #e7e6e5
  7. #ebebea
  8. #f0f0ef
  9. #f5f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecdcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecdcb
  2. #c6c5c4
  3. #bebebc
  4. #b7b6b5
  5. #afaead
  6. #a7a7a6
  7. #9f9f9e
  8. #979797
  9. #908f8f
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcdcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cecdcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cecdcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfcdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecdcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cecdcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cecdcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecdcb {
  color: #cecdcb;
}
Background
.bg-cecdcb {
  background-color: #cecdcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecdcb {
  border: 2px solid #cecdcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecdcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 205 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 3% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecdcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecdcb, #cececb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecdcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 205 203 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 1.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 1.79 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.07 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.44 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.67 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.30 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.48 #313234 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cecdcb  rgb(206, 205, 203)  hsl(40, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbccce  rgb(203, 204, 206)  hsl(220, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcecd  rgb(203, 206, 205)  hsl(160, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcbce  rgb(205, 203, 206)  hsl(280, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray