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#CED8CD

#ced8cd ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ced8cd is a color from the green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 84.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 114.55°, with 12.36% saturation and 82.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6664

Complementary

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #d7cdd8

Split complementary

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #d2cdd8
  3. #d8cdd4

Analogous

  1. #d4d8cd
  2. #ced8cd
  3. #cdd8d2

Triadic

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #cdced8
  3. #d8cdce

Tetradic

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #cdd8d7
  3. #d7cdd8
  4. #d8cdce

Square

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #cdd4d8
  3. #d7cdd8
  4. #d8d2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #7a9577
  2. #a4b6a2
  3. #ced8cd
  4. #f4f6f4
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#ced8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #b9c2b9
  3. #a5ada4
  4. #909790
  5. #7c827b
  6. #676c67
  7. #525652
  8. #3e413e
  9. #292b29
  10. #151615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #d3dcd2
  3. #d8e0d7
  4. #dde4dc
  5. #e2e8e1
  6. #e7ece6
  7. #ebefeb
  8. #f0f3f0
  9. #f5f7f5
  10. #fafbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced8cd
  2. #c6cfc5
  3. #bec6be
  4. #b7beb6
  5. #afb5ae
  6. #a7aca7
  7. #9fa39f
  8. #979a97
  9. #90928f
  10. #888988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2d6d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d5cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdd7d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5d7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ced8d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced8cd {
  color: #ced8cd;
}
Background
.bg-ced8cd {
  background-color: #ced8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced8cd {
  border: 2px solid #ced8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 216 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 12% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced8cd, #cdd8d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 216 205 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.62 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.59 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.59 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.65 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.73 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 7.92 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 8.48 #312732 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#ced8cd  rgb(206, 216, 205)  hsl(115, 12%, 83%)  Ash Gray
#d7cdd8  rgb(215, 205, 216)  hsl(295, 12%, 83%)  Languid Lavender
#cdced8  rgb(205, 206, 216)  hsl(235, 12%, 83%)  Light Gray
#d8cdce  rgb(216, 205, 206)  hsl(355, 12%, 83%)  Light Gray