Light gray

#cdcdc5

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 #cdcdc5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdcdc5

RGB205, 205, 197

HSL60, 7%, 79%

HSV60, 4%, 80%

CMYK0%, 0%, 4%, 20%

Lab82.2, -1.43, 3.97

XYZ57.09, 60.67, 61.53

Decimal13487557

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of light gray

#bcbcb1 #abab9d #999989 #888875 #747464 #606053 #4c4c42 #383831 #24241f #10100e

Tints of light gray

#d1d1ca #d5d5cf #dadad4 #deded8 #e2e2dd #e6e6e2 #eaeae7 #eeeeec #f3f3f1 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#c5c5cd Analogous#cdc9c5 Analogous#c9cdc5 Triadic#c5cdcd Triadic#cdc5cd Split complementary#c5c9cd Split complementary#c9c5cd

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, 4, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdcdc5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 4 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 8 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light gray in css

Copy #cdcdc5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdcdc5; }
.text { color: #cdcdc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcdc5; }

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 #cdcdc5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdcdc5 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 #cdcdc5 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 #cdcdc5 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 #cdcdc5 is computed, not guessed. 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.