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#CDCBCD

#cdcbcd ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdcbcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.601

Complementary

  1. #cdcbcd
  2. #cbcdcb

Split complementary

  1. #cdcbcd
  2. #cccdcb
  3. #cbcdcc

Analogous

  1. #cccbcd
  2. #cdcbcd
  3. #cdcbcc

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #cdcbcd
  2. #cdcbcb
  3. #cbcdcb
  4. #cbcdcd

Square

  1. #cdcbcd
  2. #cdcccb
  3. #cbcdcb
  4. #cbcccd

Monochromatic

  1. #827d82
  2. #a7a4a7
  3. #cdcbcd
  4. #f2f2f2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#cdcbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcbcd
  2. #b9b7b9
  3. #a4a2a4
  4. #908e90
  5. #7b7a7b
  6. #676667
  7. #525152
  8. #3e3d3e
  9. #292929
  10. #151415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcbcd
  2. #d2d0d2
  3. #d7d5d7
  4. #dcdbdc
  5. #e1e0e1
  6. #e6e5e6
  7. #ebeaeb
  8. #f0eff0
  9. #f5f5f5
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcbcd
  2. #c5c4c5
  3. #bebcbe
  4. #b6b5b6
  5. #aeadae
  6. #a7a6a7
  7. #9f9e9f
  8. #979797
  9. #8f8f8f
  10. #888888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccbcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdcbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccbcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccbcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Border in this color

Text color
.text-cdcbcd {
  color: #cdcbcd;
}
Background
.bg-cdcbcd {
  background-color: #cdcbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcbcd {
  border: 2px solid #cdcbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 203 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcbcd, #cdcbcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 203 205 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.45 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.45 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.36 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.22 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.62 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.15 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 8.89 #323432 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdcbcd  rgb(205, 203, 205)  hsl(300, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcdcb  rgb(203, 205, 203)  hsl(120, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cdcdcb  rgb(205, 205, 203)  hsl(60, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray
#cbcdcd  rgb(203, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 2%, 80%)  Light Gray