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#CDCBCA

#cdcbca ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdcbca is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.61% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 2.91% saturation and 79.8% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5996

Complementary

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #cacccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #cacdcc
  3. #cacacd

Analogous

  1. #cdcaca
  2. #cdcbca
  3. #cdccca

Triadic

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #cacdcb
  3. #cbcacd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #cccdca
  3. #cacccd
  4. #cbcacd

Square

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #cacdca
  3. #cacccd
  4. #cccacd

Monochromatic

  1. #837e7b
  2. #a8a4a3
  3. #cdcbca
  4. #f2f2f1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cdcbca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #b9b7b6
  3. #a4a2a2
  4. #908e8d
  5. #7b7a79
  6. #676665
  7. #525151
  8. #3e3d3d
  9. #292928
  10. #151414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcbca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #d2d0cf
  3. #d7d5d5
  4. #dcdbda
  5. #e1e0df
  6. #e6e5e5
  7. #ebeaea
  8. #f0efef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcbca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcbca
  2. #c5c4c3
  3. #bebcbb
  4. #b6b5b4
  5. #aeadac
  6. #a7a6a5
  7. #9f9e9e
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccbca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccccca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cecbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccbca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccbca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcbca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcbca {
  color: #cdcbca;
}
Background
.bg-cdcbca {
  background-color: #cdcbca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcbca {
  border: 2px solid #cdcbca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcbca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 203 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 3% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcbca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcbca, #cdccca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcbca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 203 202 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.11 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.11 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.03 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.54 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.05 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.78 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.04 #323435 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdcbca  rgb(205, 203, 202)  hsl(20, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cacccd  rgb(202, 204, 205)  hsl(200, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cacdcb  rgb(202, 205, 203)  hsl(140, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcacd  rgb(203, 202, 205)  hsl(260, 3%, 80%)  Light Gray