Light gray

#cecece

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

Light gray color values

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

Hex#cecece

RGB206, 206, 206

HSL0, 0%, 81%

HSV0, 0%, 81%

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 19%

Lab82.76, 0.0, -0.01

XYZ58.67, 61.72, 67.21

Decimal13553358

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of light gray

#bbbbbb #a8a8a8 #959595 #828282 #6f6f6f #5c5c5c #494949 #353535 #222222 #0f0f0f

Tints of light gray

#d6d6d6 #dedede #e6e6e6 #eeeeee #f6f6f6

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, 0, 19.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 4 25

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 #cecece straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cecece 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 #cecece 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 #cecece 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 #cecece are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.