#C6C4C0

Accessibility

AAA

12.06:1

Vs white / black

1.74:1 · 12.06:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c6c4c0

RGB

rgb(198, 196, 192)

RGBA

rgba(198, 196, 192, 1)

HSL

hsl(40, 5%, 76%)

HSLA

hsla(40, 5%, 76%, 1)

HSV

hsv(40, 3%, 78%)

LAB

lab(79.21% -0.03 2.25)

LCH

lch(79.21% 2.25 90.76)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8208 0.0006 0.0059)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8208 0.0059 84.19)

XYZ

xyz(52.54, 55.29, 57.76)

CMYK

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

CSS

color: #c6c4c0;

CSS variable

--color-c6c4c0: #c6c4c0;

SCSS

$color-c6c4c0: #c6c4c0;

JavaScript

const color = "#c6c4c0";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c6c4c0";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c6c4c0" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c6c4c0", "rgb": { "r": 198, "g": 196, "b": 192 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8208 0.0059 84.19)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c6c4c0-1: #c6c4c0;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.98 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.39 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.82 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 12.17 · #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.

50fbf4e6 100eee7d9 200dad3c6 300c4bdb0 400a7a194 5008c8579 600766f63 7005f594d 800494338 900342e24 9501f1a10

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafafa f6f5f5 f1f0ef ecebea e7e6e5 e3e2e0 deddda d9d8d5 d4d3d0 d0cecb cbc9c5 c6c4c0 b6b4b0 a5a3a0 959390 848380 737270 636260 525250 424140 323130 212120 111010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafa f6f5f5 f1f0ef ecebea e7e6e5 e3e2e0 deddda d9d8d5 d4d3d0 d0cecb cbc9c5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b6b4b0 a5a3a0 959390 848380 737270 636260 525250 424140 323130 212120 111010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c0bebb bab9b5 b5b3b0 afadab a9a8a5 a3a2a0 9d9c9b 979795 929190 8c8b8b 868685

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C6C4C0Stop 1 #BFC1C5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C5C0BFStop 1 #C6C4C0Stop 2 #C4C5BFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C6C4C0Stop 1 #BFC5C3Stop 2 #C3BFC5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C6C4C0Stop 1 #BFC4C5Stop 2 #C0BFC5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363430Stop 1 #5E5B55Stop 2 #868279Stop 3 #AAA7A1Stop 4 #CFCDC9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c6c4c0 works

#C6C4C0 (#c6c4c0) sits in the grey family at about 40° hue, 5% saturation, and 76% lightness. Contrast is 1.74:1 on white and 12.06:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-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 #c6c4c0 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#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Silver#BDC3C7 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Material Grey 300#E0E0E0

Where #c6c4c0 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c6c4c0 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.