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#CFD9DC

#cfd9dc ≈ Light Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cfd9dc is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 85.1% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 193.85°, with 15.66% saturation and 83.73% 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 14.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6806

Complementary

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #dcd2cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #dccfd3
  3. #dcd9cf

Analogous

  1. #cfdcd9
  2. #cfd9dc
  3. #cfd3dc

Triadic

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #dccfd9
  3. #d9dccf

Tetradic

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #d2cfdc
  3. #dcd2cf
  4. #d9dccf

Square

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #d9cfdc
  3. #dcd2cf
  4. #d3dccf

Monochromatic

  1. #77939b
  2. #a3b6bc
  3. #cfd9dc
  4. #f3f6f6
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#cfd9dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #bac3c6
  3. #a6aeb0
  4. #91989a
  5. #7c8284
  6. #686d6e
  7. #535758
  8. #3e4142
  9. #292b2c
  10. #151616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfd9dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #d4dde0
  3. #d9e1e3
  4. #dde4e7
  5. #e2e8ea
  6. #e7ecee
  7. #ecf0f1
  8. #f1f4f5
  9. #f5f7f8
  10. #fafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfd9dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfd9dc
  2. #c7d0d3
  3. #bfc7ca
  4. #b7bec0
  5. #afb5b7
  6. #a8adae
  7. #a0a4a5
  8. #989b9c
  9. #909292
  10. #888989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d8d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5d6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccdada ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cddadb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfd9dc {
  color: #cfd9dc;
}
Background
.bg-cfd9dc {
  background-color: #cfd9dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfd9dc {
  border: 2px solid #cfd9dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfd9dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 217 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 16% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfd9dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfd9dc, #cfd3dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfd9dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 217 220 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.56 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.60 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.88 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.84 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.19 #302623 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cfd9dc  rgb(207, 217, 220)  hsl(194, 16%, 84%)  Light Gray
#dcd2cf  rgb(220, 210, 207)  hsl(14, 16%, 84%)  Timberwolf
#dccfd9  rgb(220, 207, 217)  hsl(314, 16%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#d9dccf  rgb(217, 220, 207)  hsl(74, 16%, 84%)  Bone