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#CEC8CA Silver-Tongued

#CEC8CA is a light gray named Silver-Tongued. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(206, 200, 202)). Its HSL value is 340° hue, 6% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black. #CEC8CA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.74:1.

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Variations of #CEC8CA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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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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#CEC8CA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CEC8CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CEC8CA 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 #CACACA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C9CA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAC9CA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBC9CA
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CFC8C9
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CFC8C9
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBC9CA

#CEC8CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#CEC8CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.74:1 Super#CEC8CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CEC8CA in CSS

/* Silver-Tongued */
.color { color: #CEC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #CEC8CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CEC8CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 200 202);
color: hsl(340 6% 80%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.007 354.8);

#CEC8CA FAQ

What color is #CEC8CA?

#CEC8CA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CEC8CA?

#CEC8CA is rgb(206, 200, 202) in RGB, hsl(340, 6%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8CA?

The complementary color of #CEC8CA is #C8CECC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CEC8CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CEC8CA: 12.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CEC8CA a warm or cool color?

#CEC8CA is a neutral color.