#C5C7C9

Accessibility

AAA

12.39:1

Vs white / black

1.7:1 · 12.39:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c5c7c9

RGB

rgb(197, 199, 201)

RGBA

rgba(197, 199, 201, 1)

HSL

hsl(210, 4%, 78%)

HSLA

hsla(210, 4%, 78%, 1)

HSV

hsv(210, 2%, 79%)

LAB

lab(80.14% -0.32 -1.24)

LCH

lch(80.14% 1.28 255.53)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8287 -0.0013 -0.0033)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8287 0.0035 248.5)

XYZ

xyz(53.99, 56.93, 63.39)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 21%)

CSS

color: #c5c7c9;

CSS variable

--color-c5c7c9: #c5c7c9;

SCSS

$color-c5c7c9: #c5c7c9;

JavaScript

const color = "#c5c7c9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c5c7c9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c5c7c9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c5c7c9", "rgb": { "r": 197, "g": 199, "b": 201 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8287 0.0035 248.5)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c5c7c9-1: #c5c7c9;
}

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 3.47 · #D4D4D4

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.14 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.8 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 11.24 · #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.

50ebf7ff 100dee9f5 200cad6e1 300b4bfca 40098a3ae 5007d8792 60067717c 700515b64 8003c454e 900273039 950131b24

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafafb f5f6f6 f1f1f2 ececed e7e8e9 e2e3e4 dddee0 d8dadb d4d5d7 cfd0d2 caccce c5c7c9 b5b6b8 a4a6a8 949597 838586 737475 636465 525354 424243 313232 212121 101111

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafb f5f6f6 f1f1f2 ececed e7e8e9 e2e3e4 dddee0 d8dadb d4d5d7 cfd0d2 caccce

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b5b6b8 a4a6a8 949597 838586 737475 636465 525354 424243 313232 212121 101111

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

bfc1c3 babbbd b4b5b7 aeafb1 a8a9ab a3a4a5 9d9e9e 979898 919292 8c8c8c 868686

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C5C7C9Stop 1 #C9C7C5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C5C9C9Stop 1 #C5C7C9Stop 2 #C5C5C9Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C5C7C9Stop 1 #C9C5C7Stop 2 #C7C9C5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C5C7C9Stop 1 #C9C5C5Stop 2 #C9C9C5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#313335Stop 1 #56595DStop 2 #7A8085Stop 3 #A2A6A9Stop 4 #CACCCEStop 5

Using this color

Where #c5c7c9 works

#C5C7C9 (#c5c7c9) sits in the grey family at about 210° hue, 4% saturation, and 78% lightness. Contrast is 1.7:1 on white and 12.39:1 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 #c5c7c9 as small body text on white — 1.7:1 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

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

Where #c5c7c9 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c5c7c9 as small body text on white — 1.7:1 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.