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#CED9CB

#ced9cb ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ced9cb 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, 85.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.45% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 107.14°, with 15.56% saturation and 82.35% 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 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6706

Complementary

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #d6cbd9

Split complementary

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #cfcbd9
  3. #d9cbd5

Analogous

  1. #d5d9cb
  2. #ced9cb
  3. #cbd9cf

Triadic

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #cbced9
  3. #d9cbce

Tetradic

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #cbd9d6
  3. #d6cbd9
  4. #d9cbce

Square

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #cbd5d9
  3. #d6cbd9
  4. #d9cfcb

Monochromatic

  1. #7b9873
  2. #a4b99f
  3. #ced9cb
  4. #f4f6f3
  5. #f4f6f3

Shades

#ced9cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #b9c3b7
  3. #a5aea2
  4. #90988e
  5. #7c827a
  6. #676d66
  7. #525751
  8. #3e413d
  9. #292b29
  10. #151614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced9cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #d3ddd0
  3. #d8e1d5
  4. #dde4db
  5. #e2e8e0
  6. #e7ece5
  7. #ebf0ea
  8. #f0f4ef
  9. #f5f7f5
  10. #fafbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced9cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced9cb
  2. #c6d0c4
  3. #bec7bc
  4. #b7beb5
  5. #afb5ad
  6. #a7ada6
  7. #9fa49e
  8. #979b97
  9. #90928f
  10. #888988
  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 #d3d7d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dad6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8d5cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ced8d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5d7cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d7cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ced8d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced9cb {
  color: #ced9cb;
}
Background
.bg-ced9cb {
  background-color: #ced9cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced9cb {
  border: 2px solid #ced9cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced9cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 217 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 16% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced9cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced9cb, #cbd9cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced9cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 217 203 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.95 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 8.13 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 8.56 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.61 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.63 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.79 #312634 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#ced9cb  rgb(206, 217, 203)  hsl(107, 16%, 82%)  Ash Gray
#d6cbd9  rgb(214, 203, 217)  hsl(287, 16%, 82%)  Languid Lavender
#cbced9  rgb(203, 206, 217)  hsl(227, 16%, 82%)  Light Gray
#d9cbce  rgb(217, 203, 206)  hsl(347, 16%, 82%)  Languid Lavender