Light gray

#d3d0cd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light gray carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. 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 #d3d0cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d3d0cd

RGB211, 208, 205

HSL30, 6%, 82%

HSV30, 3%, 83%

CMYK0%, 1%, 3%, 17%

Lab83.64, 0.5, 1.84

XYZ60.44, 63.37, 66.8

Decimal13881549

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of light gray

#c1bdb9 #afa9a4 #9d9690 #8b837b #777069 #625c56 #4e4944 #393632 #252320 #100f0e

Tints of light gray

#d7d4d1 #dad8d5 #dedbd9 #e1dfdd #e5e3e1 #e8e7e5 #ecebe9 #f0eeed #f3f2f1 #f7f6f6

Colors that go with light gray

Complementary#cdd0d3 Analogous#d3cdcd Analogous#d3d3cd Triadic#cdd3d0 Triadic#d0cdd3 Split complementary#cdd3d3 Split complementary#cdcdd3

Light gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 3, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d3d0cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 3 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 7 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 #d3d0cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d3d0cd; }
.text { color: #d3d0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d0cd; }

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 #d3d0cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d3d0cd 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 #d3d0cd 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 #d3d0cd 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 #d3d0cd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.