#C9CDCC#C9CDCC
#C9CDCC is a very light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.604; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.005 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9CDCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 205, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 4%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 2%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.08, -1.55, 0.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.08, 1.55, 179.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.49% -0.0046 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.49% 0.005 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8159, 60.4396, 65.7878) |
| Luminance | 0.6044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 1.14
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 2.76
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 3.75
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 4.27
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 4.35
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9CDCC #CDC9CA
analogous
#C9CDCA #C9CDCC #C9CCCD
triadic
#C9CDCC #CCC9CD #CDCCC9
tetradic
#C9CDCC #CAC9CD #CDC9CA #CCCDC9
square
#C9CDCC #CAC9CD #CDC9CA #CCCDC9
split-complementary
#C9CDCC #CDC9CC #CDCAC9
monochromatic
#899290 #A9B0AE #C9CDCC #E9EAEA #EFF0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#C9CDCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.09
#C9CDCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9CDCC
13.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9CDCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9CDCC | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.09 | 13.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDCCCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCCCCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8CDCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9cdcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 205, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.005 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9dcdb',
500: '#c9cdcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9cdcc; $custom-light: #d9dcdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9cdcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 205,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 3.846,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8449,
"c": 0.0046,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.6044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9CDCC
secondary
#A09A9C
accent
#58658E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFB
border
#D4D5D4
text
#141515
muted
#838484