#C4C8CD#C4C8CD
#C4C8CD is a very light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.008 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4C8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 200, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 8%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 4%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.43, -0.43, -2.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.43, 3.00, 261.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.11% -0.0023 -0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.11% 0.008 253.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4366, 57.4518, 65.9672) |
| Luminance | 0.5745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 3.42
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.79
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 3.98
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 4.15
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 4.77
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4C8CD #CDC9C4
analogous
#C4CCCD #C4C8CD #C4C4CD
triadic
#C4C8CD #CDC4C8 #C8CDC4
tetradic
#C4C8CD #CDC4CC #CDC9C4 #C4CDC4
square
#C4C8CD #CDC4CC #CDC9C4 #C4CDC4
split-complementary
#C4C8CD #CDC4C4 #CCCDC4
monochromatic
#828A95 #A3A9B1 #C4C8CD #E5E7E9 #EEF0F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#C4C8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.49
#C4C8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4C8CD
12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4C8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4C8CD | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.49 | 12.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2C9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4c8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 200, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.008 253.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d8dc',
500: '#c4c8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4c8cd; $custom-light: #d5d8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4c8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 200,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.333,
"s": 8.257,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83114,
"c": 0.00825,
"h": 253.9
},
"luminance": 0.57452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4C8CD
secondary
#A09B95
accent
#765392
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384