Light gray

#d3d5d6

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 #d3d5d6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d3d5d6

RGB211, 213, 214

HSL200, 4%, 83%

HSV200, 1%, 84%

CMYK1%, 0%, 0%, 16%

Lab85.15, -0.49, -0.74

XYZ62.8, 66.29, 73.1

Decimal13882838

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of light gray

#bfc2c3 #aaaeb0 #969b9d #81878a #6e7376 #5b5f62 #484b4d #353739 #222324 #0f0f10

Tints of light gray

#d6d8d9 #dadcdc #dddfe0 #e1e2e3 #e4e6e6 #e8e9e9 #ebeced #eff0f0 #f2f3f3 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#d6d4d3 Analogous#d3d6d5 Analogous#d3d3d6 Triadic#d6d3d5 Triadic#d5d6d3 Split complementary#d6d3d3 Split complementary#d6d5d3

Light gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d3d5d6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 4 22

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 #d3d5d6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d3d5d6; }
.text { color: #d3d5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d5d6; }

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 #d3d5d6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d3d5d6 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 #d3d5d6 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 #d3d5d6 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 #d3d5d6 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.