Light gray

#c5cccd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light gray is a near neutral, light with barely any hue. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Light gray color values

Every conversion for #c5cccd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5cccd

RGB197, 204, 205

HSL187, 7%, 79%

HSV187, 4%, 80%

CMYK4%, 0%, 0%, 20%

Lab81.55, -2.19, -1.34

XYZ55.64, 59.46, 66.3

Decimal12963021

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5445 C

Shades of light gray

#b1babc #9da9ab #899799 #758688 #647274 #535f60 #424b4c #313738 #1f2424 #0e1010

Tints of light gray

#cad0d1 #cfd5d5 #d4d9da #d8ddde #dde1e2 #e2e6e6 #e7eaea #eceeee #f1f2f3 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#cdc6c5 Analogous#c5cdca Analogous#c5c8cd Triadic#cdc5cc Triadic#cccdc5 Split complementary#cdc5c8 Split complementary#cdcac5

Light gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 4, 0, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5cccd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 0 0 20

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 4 4 26

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light gray in css

Copy #c5cccd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5cccd; }
.text { color: #c5cccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cccd; }

How light gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5cccd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5cccd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c5cccd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c5cccd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c5cccd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.