Light Gray (Neutral)

#C9C5CF

RGB: 201, 197, 207

Color OverviewHEX #C9C5CF

#C9C5CF Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #C9C5CF is composed of 79% red, 77% green, and 81% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 264°, saturation of 9%, and lightness of 79%.

HEX

#C9C5CF

RGB

201, 197, 207

HSL

264°, 9%, 79%

HSV

264°, 5%, 81%

CMYK

3%, 5%, 0%, 19%

Name Match

Light Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #C9C5CF (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #C9C5CF (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #C9C5CF (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #C9C5CF

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #C9C5CF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.7 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #C9C5CF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):12.37 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #C9C5CF;
}

.element {
  color: #C9C5CF;
  background-color: #C9C5CF;
  border-color: #C9C5CF;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#C9C5CF] text-[#C9C5CF] border-[#C9C5CF]">
  Content styled with #C9C5CF
</div>