Light gray

#cccbc5

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. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Light gray color values

Every conversion for #cccbc5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cccbc5

RGB204, 203, 197

HSL51, 6%, 79%

HSV51, 3%, 80%

CMYK0%, 0%, 3%, 20%

Lab81.61, -0.73, 3.1

XYZ56.34, 59.58, 61.35

Decimal13421509

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of light gray

#bbb9b1 #a9a89e #98968a #878476 #737165 #5f5d54 #4b4a42 #383731 #242320 #10100e

Tints of light gray

#d5d4cf #dddcd8 #e6e5e2 #eeeeec #f7f6f6

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#c5c6cc Analogous#ccc8c5 Analogous#caccc5 Triadic#c5cccb Triadic#cbc5cc Split complementary#c5cacc Split complementary#c8c5cc

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 0, 0, 3, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cccbc5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 3 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 7 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 #cccbc5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cccbc5; }
.text { color: #cccbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccbc5; }

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 #cccbc5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cccbc5 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 #cccbc5 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 #cccbc5 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 #cccbc5 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.