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#CBCECE Whisper of Smoke

#CBCECE is a light gray named Whisper of Smoke. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.8% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(203, 206, 206)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 3% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #CBCECE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.26:1.

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Variations of #CBCECE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

CBCECEB0B3B39698987D7F7F6566664D4E4E3738382223230F0F0F020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

CBCECED0D3D3D5D8D8DADCDCE0E1E1E5E6E6EAEBEBEFF0F0F4F5F5FAFAFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

CBCECEC3C6C6BCBEBEB4B6B6ACAEAEA5A6A69D9E9E9697978E8F8F878787

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CBCECE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBCECECECBCB
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

CBCECECECBCDCECDCB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CBCECECBCECDCBCDCE
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

CBCECECECBCECECECB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

CBCECECBCBCECECBCBCECECB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CBCECECDCBCECECBCBCDCECB
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#CBCECE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBCECE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDCDCE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDCECE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDCDCE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCCDCE
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CACECE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBCECE
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDCECE

#CBCECE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.58:1 Very poor#CBCECE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.26:1 Super#CBCECE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBCECE in CSS

/* Whisper of Smoke */
.color { color: #CBCECE; }
.background { background-color: #CBCECE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBCECE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 206 206);
color: hsl(180 3% 80%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.003 197.1);

#CBCECE FAQ

What color is #CBCECE?

#CBCECE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CBCECE?

#CBCECE is rgb(203, 206, 206) in RGB, hsl(180, 3%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBCECE?

The complementary color of #CBCECE is #CECBCB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBCECE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBCECE: 13.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBCECE a warm or cool color?

#CBCECE is a neutral color.