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#C2CDCD

#c2cdcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2cdcd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 9.91% saturation and 78.24% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 5.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5954

Complementary

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #cdc2c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #cdc2c8
  3. #cdc8c2

Analogous

  1. #c2cdc8
  2. #c2cdcd
  3. #c2c8cd

Triadic

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #cdc2cd
  3. #cdcdc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #c2c2cd
  3. #cdc2c2
  4. #cdcdc2

Square

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #c8c2cd
  3. #cdc2c2
  4. #c8cdc2

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8787
  2. #98abab
  3. #c2cdcd
  4. #ecefef
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#c2cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #afb9b9
  3. #9ba4a4
  4. #889090
  5. #747b7b
  6. #616767
  7. #4e5252
  8. #3a3e3e
  9. #272929
  10. #131515
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #c8d2d2
  3. #ced7d7
  4. #d4dcdc
  5. #dae1e1
  6. #e1e6e6
  7. #e7ebeb
  8. #edf0f0
  9. #f3f5f5
  10. #f9fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2cdcd
  2. #bbc5c5
  3. #b5bebe
  4. #aeb6b6
  5. #a8aeae
  6. #a1a7a7
  7. #9a9f9f
  8. #949797
  9. #8d8f8f
  10. #878888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7cccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfcecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6cbcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0cdcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2cdcd {
  color: #c2cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-c2cdcd {
  background-color: #c2cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #c2cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 10% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2cdcd, #c2c8cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.46 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.46 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.76 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.07 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.52 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.56 #3d3232 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#c2cdcd  rgb(194, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 10%, 78%)  Light Gray
#cdc2c2  rgb(205, 194, 194)  hsl(0, 10%, 78%)  Silver
#cdc2cd  rgb(205, 194, 205)  hsl(300, 10%, 78%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcdc2  rgb(205, 205, 194)  hsl(60, 10%, 78%)  Timberwolf