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#CDCDC8

#cdcdc8 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cdcdc8 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, 80.39% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 4.76% saturation and 79.41% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.6081

Complementary

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #c8c8cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #c8cacd
  3. #cac8cd

Analogous

  1. #cdcac8
  2. #cdcdc8
  3. #cacdc8

Triadic

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #c8cdcd
  3. #cdc8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #c8cdc8
  3. #c8c8cd
  4. #cdc8cd

Square

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #c8cdca
  3. #c8c8cd
  4. #cdc8ca

Monochromatic

  1. #848478
  2. #a9a9a0
  3. #cdcdc8
  4. #f1f1f0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cdcdc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #b9b9b4
  3. #a4a4a0
  4. #90908c
  5. #7b7b78
  6. #676764
  7. #525250
  8. #3e3e3c
  9. #292928
  10. #151514
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #d2d2ce
  3. #d7d7d3
  4. #dcdcd9
  5. #e1e1de
  6. #e6e6e4
  7. #ebebe9
  8. #f0f0ef
  9. #f5f5f4
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdc8
  2. #c5c5c1
  3. #bebeba
  4. #b6b6b2
  5. #aeaeab
  6. #a7a7a4
  7. #9f9f9d
  8. #979796
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcdcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cecdc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cecdc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cecccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecdc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cecdc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cecdca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdc8 {
  color: #cdcdc8;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdc8 {
  background-color: #cdcdc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdc8 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdc8, #cacdc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 200 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.06 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.06 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.13 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.48 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.69 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.68 #323237 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cdcdc8  rgb(205, 205, 200)  hsl(60, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c8c8cd  rgb(200, 200, 205)  hsl(240, 5%, 79%)  Silver
#c8cdcd  rgb(200, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cdc8cd  rgb(205, 200, 205)  hsl(300, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray