Light gray

#d3cdcf

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. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Light gray color values

Every conversion for #d3cdcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d3cdcf

RGB211, 205, 207

HSL340, 6%, 82%

HSV340, 3%, 83%

CMYK0%, 3%, 2%, 17%

Lab82.92, 2.43, -0.27

XYZ59.96, 62.02, 67.84

Decimal13880783

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone538 C

Shades of light gray

#c1b9bb #afa4a8 #9d9094 #8b7b80 #77696d #62565a #4e4448 #393235 #252022 #100e0f

Tints of light gray

#d7d1d3 #dad5d7 #ded9db #e1dddf #e5e1e2 #e8e5e6 #ece9ea #f0edee #f3f1f2 #f7f6f6

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#cdd3d1 Analogous#d3cdd2 Analogous#d3cecd Triadic#cfd3cd Triadic#cdcfd3 Split complementary#cdd3ce Split complementary#cdd2d3

Light gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 2, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d3cdcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 2 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 6 23

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 #d3cdcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d3cdcf; }
.text { color: #d3cdcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cdcf; }

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 #d3cdcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d3cdcf 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 #d3cdcf 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 #d3cdcf 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 #d3cdcf are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.