Light gray

#cdccc7

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 #cdccc7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdccc7

RGB205, 204, 199

HSL50, 6%, 79%

HSV50, 3%, 80%

CMYK0%, 0%, 3%, 20%

Lab81.99, -0.55, 2.6

XYZ57.08, 60.29, 62.66

Decimal13487303

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of light gray

#bbbab3 #aaa8a0 #98968c #878478 #737167 #5f5d55 #4b4a43 #383732 #242320 #10100e

Tints of light gray

#d5d4d0 #deddda #e6e5e3 #eeeeec #f7f6f6

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#c7c8cd Analogous#cdc9c7 Analogous#cbcdc7 Triadic#c7cdcc Triadic#ccc7cd Split complementary#c7cbcd Split complementary#c9c7cd

Light gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 3, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdccc7 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 #cdccc7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdccc7; }
.text { color: #cdccc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdccc7; }

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 #cdccc7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdccc7 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 #cdccc7 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 #cdccc7 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

The figures for #cdccc7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.