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#CED3CD

#ced3cd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ced3cd 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, 82.75% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.84% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 110°, with 6.38% saturation and 81.57% 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 13.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6412

Complementary

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #d2cdd3

Split complementary

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #cfcdd3
  3. #d3cdd1

Analogous

  1. #d1d3cd
  2. #ced3cd
  3. #cdd3cf

Triadic

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #cdced3
  3. #d3cdce

Tetradic

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #cdd3d2
  3. #d2cdd3
  4. #d3cdce

Square

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #cdd1d3
  3. #d2cdd3
  4. #d3cfcd

Monochromatic

  1. #7e8b7c
  2. #a6afa4
  3. #ced3cd
  4. #f4f5f4
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#ced3cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #b9beb9
  3. #a5a9a4
  4. #909490
  5. #7c7f7b
  6. #676a67
  7. #525452
  8. #3e3f3e
  9. #292a29
  10. #151515
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced3cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #d3d7d2
  3. #d8dcd7
  4. #dde0dc
  5. #e2e5e1
  6. #e7e9e6
  7. #ebedeb
  8. #f0f2f0
  9. #f5f6f5
  10. #fafbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced3cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced3cd
  2. #c6cbc5
  3. #bec2be
  4. #b7bab6
  5. #afb2ae
  6. #a7aaa7
  7. #9fa19f
  8. #979997
  9. #90918f
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0d2d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d2cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3d1cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ced3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d2cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ced3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced3cd {
  color: #ced3cd;
}
Background
.bg-ced3cd {
  background-color: #ced3cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced3cd {
  border: 2px solid #ced3cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced3cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 211 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 6% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced3cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced3cd, #cdd3cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced3cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 211 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.36 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.36 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.83 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.98 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.78 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.14 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.69 #312c32 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Light Gray
#ced3cd  rgb(206, 211, 205)  hsl(110, 6%, 82%)  Light Gray
#d2cdd3  rgb(210, 205, 211)  hsl(290, 6%, 82%)  Light Gray
#cdced3  rgb(205, 206, 211)  hsl(230, 6%, 82%)  Light Gray
#d3cdce  rgb(211, 205, 206)  hsl(350, 6%, 82%)  Light Gray