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#CDCDCB Color

#CDCDCB is rgb(205, 205, 203) in RGB, hsl(60, 2%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 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 1.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDCDCB
HEX#CDCDCB
RGBrgb(205, 205, 203)
HSLhsl(60, 2%, 80%)
HSVhsv(60, 1%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.003 106.5)
LABlab(82.36% -0.27 1.00)
LCHlch(82.36% 1.03 105.17)

What #CDCDCB 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 #CDCDCB, 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.

#CDCDCB Channel Values

How #CDCDCB 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 205 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 2% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 1% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDCDCB 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CDCDCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDCDCB; 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 #CDCDCB

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 #CDCDCB.

How #CDCDCB 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#CDCDCB
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Tritanopia#CDCDCD
Tritanomaly#CDCDCC
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Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDCDCB in Code

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

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

More Gray Colors

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

#CDCDCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDCDCB?

#CDCDCB is a lightest gray — rgb(205, 205, 203) in RGB and hsl(60, 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 1.08.

What is the RGB value of #CDCDCB?

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

What is the CMYK value of #CDCDCB?

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

Should text on #CDCDCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDCDCB scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDCDCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDCDCB 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 2.43, which is very hard to tell apart.

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