#CAC5CB

Accessibility

AAA

12.36:1

Vs white / black

1.7:1 · 12.36:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cac5cb

RGB

rgb(202, 197, 203)

RGBA

rgba(202, 197, 203, 1)

HSL

hsl(290, 5%, 78%)

HSLA

hsla(290, 5%, 78%, 1)

HSV

hsv(290, 3%, 80%)

LAB

lab(80.07% 2.83 -2.38)

LCH

lch(80.07% 3.7 319.94)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8292 0.0076 -0.0063)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8292 0.0099 320.34)

XYZ

xyz(55.10, 56.80, 64.55)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 20%)

CSS

color: #cac5cb;

CSS variable

--color-cac5cb: #cac5cb;

SCSS

$color-cac5cb: #cac5cb;

JavaScript

const color = "#cac5cb";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cac5cb";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cac5cb" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cac5cb", "rgb": { "r": 202, "g": 197, "b": 203 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8292 0.0099 320.34)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cac5cb-1: #cac5cb;
}

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

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.38 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.69 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 5.02 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 12.09 · #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.

50fbf1fe 100eee4f0 200dad0dc 300c4bac6 400a79ea9 5008c828e 600766d77 7005f5660 80049404a 900342c35 9501f1820

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fbfafb f6f5f6 f2f1f2 edecee e9e7e9 e5e2e5 e0dde1 dcd8dc d7d4d8 d3cfd4 cecacf cac5cb b9b5ba a8a4a9 989498 878387 767376 656366 545255 434244 333133 222122 111011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbfafb f6f5f6 f2f1f2 edecee e9e7e9 e5e2e5 e0dde1 dcd8dc d7d4d8 d3cfd4 cecacf

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b9b5ba a8a4a9 989498 878387 767376 656366 545255 434244 333133 222122 111011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c4bfc5 bebabf b8b4b8 b1aeb2 aba8ac a5a3a6 9f9d9f 999799 939193 8c8c8d 868686

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CAC5CBStop 1 #C5CAC4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C6C4CAStop 1 #CAC5CBStop 2 #CAC4C8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CAC5CBStop 1 #CAC9C4Stop 2 #C4CAC9Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CAC5CBStop 1 #C8CAC4Stop 2 #C4CAC6Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353036Stop 1 #5C555EStop 2 #847986Stop 3 #A9A1AAStop 4 #CEC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #cac5cb works

#CAC5CB (#cac5cb) sits in the grey family at about 290° hue, 5% saturation, and 78% lightness. Contrast is 1.7:1 on white and 12.36:1 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 #cac5cb 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

Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Silver#BDC3C7 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Material Grey 300#E0E0E0

Where #cac5cb works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cac5cb 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.