#CDC9CA#CDC9CA
#CDC9CA is a very light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.590; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.005 H 0.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 201, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 4%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 2%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 1.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.30, 1.56, -0.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.30, 1.56, 359.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.94% 0.0046 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.94% 0.005 0) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7225, 59.0169, 64.2688) |
| Luminance | 0.5902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 3.12
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 3.35
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 4.81
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 4.90
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.66
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC9CA #C9CDCC
analogous
#CDC9CC #CDC9CA #CDCAC9
triadic
#CDC9CA #CACDC9 #C9CACD
tetradic
#CDC9CA #CCCDC9 #C9CDCC #CAC9CD
square
#CDC9CA #CCCDC9 #C9CDCC #CAC9CD
split-complementary
#CDC9CA #C9CDCA #C9CCCD
monochromatic
#92898C #B0A9AB #CDC9CA #EAE9E9 #F0EFEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#CDC9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.80
#CDC9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC9CA
12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC9CA | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.80 | 12.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CACACA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEC9C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 201, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.005 0.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd9da',
500: '#cdc9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc9ca; $custom-light: #dcd9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 201,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345,
"s": 3.846,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83939,
"c": 0.00463,
"h": 0
},
"luminance": 0.59017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC9CA
secondary
#9AA09E
accent
#8E8058
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFBFB
border
#D5D4D4
text
#151414
muted
#848383