#CBC9CB#CBC9CB
#CBC9CB is a very light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.588; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.004 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 201, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 2%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 1%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.17, 1.05, -0.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.17, 1.29, 324.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.81% 0.0029 -0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.81% 0.004 325.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2930, 58.7817, 64.8687) |
| Luminance | 0.5878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 2.83
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 2.94
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 4.21
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 4.67
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.07
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC9CB #C9CBC9
analogous
#CAC9CB #CBC9CB #CBC9CA
triadic
#CBC9CB #CBCBC9 #C9CBCB
tetradic
#CBC9CB #CBCAC9 #C9CBC9 #C9CACB
square
#CBC9CB #CBCAC9 #C9CBC9 #C9CACB
split-complementary
#CBC9CB #CACBC9 #C9CBCA
monochromatic
#8F8B8F #ADAAAD #CBC9CB #E9E8E9 #F0EFF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#CBC9CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.76
#CBC9CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC9CB
12.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC9CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC9CB | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.76 | 12.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9CACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBC9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc9cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 201, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.004 325.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad9da',
500: '#cbc9cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc9cb; $custom-light: #dad9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc9cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 201,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 1.887,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83808,
"c": 0.0035,
"h": 325.6
},
"luminance": 0.58782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC9CB
secondary
#9B9D9B
accent
#8C5A5A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#141414
muted
#838383