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#CBCDCD

#cbcdcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cbcdcd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 1.96% saturation and 80% 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 1.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6077

Complementary

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #cdcbcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #cdcbcc
  3. #cdcccb

Analogous

  1. #cbcdcc
  2. #cbcdcd
  3. #cbcccd

Triadic

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #cdcbcd
  3. #cdcdcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #cbcbcd
  3. #cdcbcb
  4. #cdcdcb

Square

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #cccbcd
  3. #cdcbcb
  4. #cccdcb

Monochromatic

  1. #7d8282
  2. #a4a7a7
  3. #cbcdcd
  4. #f2f2f2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cbcdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #b7b9b9
  3. #a2a4a4
  4. #8e9090
  5. #7a7b7b
  6. #666767
  7. #515252
  8. #3d3e3e
  9. #292929
  10. #141515
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #d0d2d2
  3. #d5d7d7
  4. #dbdcdc
  5. #e0e1e1
  6. #e5e6e6
  7. #eaebeb
  8. #eff0f0
  9. #f5f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcdcd
  2. #c4c5c5
  3. #bcbebe
  4. #b5b6b6
  5. #adaeae
  6. #a6a7a7
  7. #9e9f9f
  8. #979797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccdcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdcdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cacdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccdcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccdcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbcdcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Border in this color

Text color
.text-cbcdcd {
  color: #cbcdcd;
}
Background
.bg-cbcdcd {
  background-color: #cbcdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcdcd {
  border: 2px solid #cbcdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 2% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcdcd, #cbcccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 1.85 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 1.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.31 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.77 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.31 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.21 #343232 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cbcdcd  rgb(203, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcbcb  rgb(205, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcbcd  rgb(205, 203, 205)  hsl(300, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcdcb  rgb(205, 205, 203)  hsl(60, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray