Light gray

#c9ccca

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

This is Light gray, a light neutral that behaves like a grey. 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 #c9ccca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9ccca

RGB201, 204, 202

HSL140, 3%, 79%

HSV140, 1%, 80%

CMYK1%, 0%, 1%, 20%

Lab81.77, -1.39, 0.62

XYZ56.34, 59.87, 64.46

Decimal13225162

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5445 C

Shades of light gray

#b6bab7 #a2a8a4 #8f9591 #7c837e #6a706c #585d59 #454a47 #333634 #212322 #0f100f

Tints of light gray

#d2d4d3 #dbdddc #e4e5e4 #edeeed #f6f6f6

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#ccc9cb Analogous#caccc9 Analogous#c9cccc Triadic#cac9cc Triadic#cccac9 Split complementary#ccc9cc Split complementary#ccc9ca

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 1, 0, 1, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9ccca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 1 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 5 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light gray in css

Copy #c9ccca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9ccca; }
.text { color: #c9ccca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ccca; }

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 #c9ccca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9ccca against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c9ccca 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c9ccca 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

Here is how the numbers for #c9ccca are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.