#C7C1C5

Accessibility

AAA

11.86:1

Vs white / black

1.77:1 · 11.86:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c7c1c5

RGB

rgb(199, 193, 197)

RGBA

rgba(199, 193, 197, 1)

HSL

hsl(320, 5%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(320, 5%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(320, 3%, 78%)

LAB

lab(78.64% 2.82 -1.26)

LCH

lch(78.64% 3.09 335.92)

OKLAB

oklab(0.817 0.008 -0.0033)

OKLCH

oklch(0.817 0.0087 337.58)

XYZ

xyz(52.70, 54.31, 60.52)

CMYK

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

CSS

color: #c7c1c5;

CSS variable

--color-c7c1c5: #c7c1c5;

SCSS

$color-c7c1c5: #c7c1c5;

JavaScript

const color = "#c7c1c5";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c7c1c5";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c7c1c5" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c7c1c5", "rgb": { "r": 199, "g": 193, "b": 197 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.817 0.0087 337.58)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c7c1c5-1: #c7c1c5;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-300

Very different · ΔE 5.24 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.07 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.27 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 12.94 · #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.

50fff0fa 100f1e3ed 200decfd9 300c7b9c2 400aa9da6 5008f828a 600786c74 70061555d 8004b4047 900362b33 95021171e

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafafa f6f5f5 f1f0f1 eceaec e8e5e7 e3e0e2 dedbdd dad6d8 d5d1d4 d0cbcf ccc6ca c7c1c5 b6b1b5 a6a1a4 959194 858183 747173 646163 535052 424042 323031 212021 111010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafa f6f5f5 f1f0f1 eceaec e8e5e7 e3e0e2 dedbdd dad6d8 d5d1d4 d0cbcf ccc6ca

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b6b1b5 a6a1a4 959194 858183 747173 646163 535052 424042 323031 212021 111010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c1bcbf bbb6ba b5b1b4 afabae a9a6a8 a4a1a3 9e9b9d 989697 929091 8c8b8c 868586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C7C1C5Stop 1 #C1C7C3Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C6C1C7Stop 1 #C7C1C5Stop 2 #C7C1C2Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C7C1C5Stop 1 #C5C7C1Stop 2 #C1C5C7Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C7C1C5Stop 1 #C2C7C1Stop 2 #C1C7C6Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363034Stop 1 #5E555BStop 2 #867982Stop 3 #AAA1A7Stop 4 #CFC9CDStop 5

Using this color

Where #c7c1c5 works

#C7C1C5 (#c7c1c5) sits in the grey family at about 320° hue, 5% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 1.77:1 on white and 11.86:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-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 #c7c1c5 as small body text on white — 1.77:1 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 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Silver#BDC3C7 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Gainsboro#DCDCDC DarkGray#A9A9A9

Where #c7c1c5 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c7c1c5 as small body text on white — 1.77:1 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.