#C3C8CD#C3C8CD
#C3C8CD is a very light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.573; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.009 H 248.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3C8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 200, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 9%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 5%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.36, -0.77, -3.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.36, 3.18, 256.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.04% -0.0033 -0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.04% 0.009 248) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1773, 57.3181, 65.9550) |
| Luminance | 0.5732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 3.59
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.69
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 4.18
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 4.24
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 4.83
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3C8CD #CDC8C3
analogous
#C3CDCD #C3C8CD #C3C3CD
triadic
#C3C8CD #CDC3C8 #C8CDC3
tetradic
#C3C8CD #CDC3CD #CDC8C3 #C3CDC3
square
#C3C8CD #CDC3CD #CDC8C3 #C3CDC3
split-complementary
#C3C8CD #CDC3C3 #CDCDC3
monochromatic
#808B95 #A2A9B1 #C3C8CD #E4E7E9 #EEF0F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#C3C8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.46
#C3C8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3C8CD
12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3C8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3C8CD | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.46 | 12.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1C9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3c8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 200, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.009 248.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d8dc',
500: '#c3c8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3c8cd; $custom-light: #d5d8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3c8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 200,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210,
"s": 9.091,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83037,
"c": 0.0089,
"h": 248
},
"luminance": 0.57318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3C8CD
secondary
#A19A94
accent
#735293
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384