#C1C5C7

Accessibility

AAA

12.08:1

Vs white / black

1.74:1 · 12.08:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c1c5c7

RGB

rgb(193, 197, 199)

RGBA

rgba(193, 197, 199, 1)

HSL

hsl(200, 5%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(200, 5%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(200, 3%, 78%)

LAB

lab(79.27% -1 -1.48)

LCH

lch(79.27% 1.79 235.95)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8209 -0.0035 -0.004)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8209 0.0053 228.81)

XYZ

xyz(52.27, 55.39, 61.96)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 22%)

CSS

color: #c1c5c7;

CSS variable

--color-c1c5c7: #c1c5c7;

SCSS

$color-c1c5c7: #c1c5c7;

JavaScript

const color = "#c1c5c7";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c1c5c7";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c1c5c7" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c1c5c7", "rgb": { "r": 193, "g": 197, "b": 199 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8209 0.0053 228.81)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c1c5c7-1: #c1c5c7;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.32 · #D4D4D4

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.29 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.75 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 11.91 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e8f8ff 100dbebf3 200c7d7df 300b1c1c8 40095a4ac 5007a8990 60065737a 7004e5c62 80039464c 900253137 950111c22

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fafafa f5f5f6 f0f1f1 eaecec e5e7e8 e0e2e3 dbddde d6d8da d1d4d5 cbcfd0 c6cacc c1c5c7 b1b5b6 a1a4a6 919495 818385 717374 616364 505253 404242 303132 202121 101011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafa f5f5f6 f0f1f1 eaecec e5e7e8 e0e2e3 dbddde d6d8da d1d4d5 cbcfd0 c6cacc

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b1b5b6 a1a4a6 919495 818385 717374 616364 505253 404242 303132 202121 101011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

bcbfc1 b6babb b1b4b5 abaeaf a6a8a9 a1a3a4 9b9d9e 969798 909192 8b8c8c 858686

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C1C5C7Stop 1 #C7C3C1Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C1C7C6Stop 1 #C1C5C7Stop 2 #C1C2C7Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C1C5C7Stop 1 #C7C1C5Stop 2 #C5C7C1Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C1C5C7Stop 1 #C7C1C2Stop 2 #C7C6C1Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303436Stop 1 #555B5EStop 2 #798286Stop 3 #A1A7AAStop 4 #C9CDCFStop 5

Using this color

Where #c1c5c7 works

#C1C5C7 (#c1c5c7) sits in the grey family at about 200° hue, 5% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 1.74:1 on white and 12.08:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c1c5c7 as small body text on white — 1.74:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Silver#BDC3C7 Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1

Where #c1c5c7 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c1c5c7 as small body text on white — 1.74:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.