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#CDCBCD Color

#CDCBCD is rgb(205, 203, 205) in RGB, hsl(300, 2%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Silver (#CCCCCC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDCBCD
HEX#CDCBCD
RGBrgb(205, 203, 205)
HSLhsl(300, 2%, 80%)
HSVhsv(300, 1%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.004 325.6)
LABlab(81.89% 0.99 -0.74)
LCHlch(81.89% 1.23 323.00)

What #CDCBCD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CDCBCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#CDCBCD Channel Values

How #CDCBCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 203 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 2% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 1% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDCBCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDCBCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDCBCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDCBCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDCBCD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDCBCD.

How #CDCBCD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CDCBCD
Protanopia#CBCBCD
Protanomaly#CCCBCD
Deuteranopia#CCCCCD
Deuteranomaly#CCCBCD
Tritanopia#CDCBCB
Tritanomaly#CDCBCC
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDCBCD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cdcbcd: #CDCBCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDCBCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdcbcd': '#CDCBCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.796, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_cdcbcd">#CDCBCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDCBCD"

More Gray Colors

#CDCBCD sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDCBCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDCBCD?

#CDCBCD is a lightest gray — rgb(205, 203, 205) in RGB and hsl(300, 2%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Silver (#CCCCCC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.24.

What is the RGB value of #CDCBCD?

#CDCBCD is rgb(205, 203, 205) — red 205, green 203, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDCBCD?

#CDCBCD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDCBCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDCBCD scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDCBCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDCBCD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 2.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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