#C7C3C1

Accessibility

AAA

12:1

Vs white / black

1.75:1 · 12:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c7c3c1

RGB

rgb(199, 195, 193)

RGBA

rgba(199, 195, 193, 1)

HSL

hsl(20, 5%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(20, 5%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(20, 3%, 78%)

LAB

lab(79.05% 1.03 1.49)

LCH

lch(79.05% 1.81 55.34)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8198 0.0035 0.004)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8198 0.0053 48.81)

XYZ

xyz(52.69, 55.02, 58.29)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 22%)

CSS

color: #c7c3c1;

CSS variable

--color-c7c3c1: #c7c3c1;

SCSS

$color-c7c3c1: #c7c3c1;

JavaScript

const color = "#c7c3c1";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c7c3c1";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c7c3c1" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c7c3c1", "rgb": { "r": 199, "g": 195, "b": 193 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8198 0.0053 48.81)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c7c3c1-1: #c7c3c1;
}

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 3.89 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.26 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.68 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 12.26 · #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.

50fff2ea 100f4e4dc 200e0d1c9 300c9bab3 400ad9e97 50091837c 6007a6d66 700635650 8004d413a 900382c26 950221812

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafafa f6f5f5 f1f0f0 ecebea e8e6e5 e3e1e0 dedcdb dad7d6 d5d2d1 d0cdcb ccc8c6 c7c3c1 b6b3b1 a6a3a1 959291 858281 747271 646261 535150 424140 323130 212020 111010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafa f6f5f5 f1f0f0 ecebea e8e6e5 e3e1e0 dedcdb dad7d6 d5d2d1 d0cdcb ccc8c6

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b6b3b1 a6a3a1 959291 858281 747271 646261 535150 424140 323130 212020 111010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c1bdbc bbb8b6 b5b2b1 afadab a9a7a6 a4a2a1 9e9c9b 989696 929190 8c8b8b 868685

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C7C3C1Stop 1 #C1C5C7Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C7C1C2Stop 1 #C7C3C1Stop 2 #C7C6C1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C7C3C1Stop 1 #C1C7C3Stop 2 #C3C1C7Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C7C3C1Stop 1 #C1C7C6Stop 2 #C1C2C7Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363230Stop 1 #5E5855Stop 2 #867D79Stop 3 #AAA4A1Stop 4 #CFCBC9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c7c3c1 works

#C7C3C1 (#c7c3c1) sits in the grey family at about 20° hue, 5% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 1.75:1 on white and 12:1 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 #c7c3c1 as small body text on white — 1.75:1 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 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Silver#BDC3C7 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Material Grey 300#E0E0E0

Where #c7c3c1 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c7c3c1 as small body text on white — 1.75:1 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.