Close to Light Gray

#C8CCCA

#C8CCCA is a light neutral gray, close to the color Light Gray. In RGB it’s made of 78.4% red, 80% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 150°, with 4% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.62:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

12.95:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.62:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

12.95:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C8CCCA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#C8CCCA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #C8CCCA

What color is #C8CCCA?

#C8CCCA is a light neutral gray, close to the color Light Gray. In RGB it’s made of 78.4% red, 80% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 150°, with 4% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #C8CCCA in RGB?

#C8CCCA is rgb(200, 204, 202): 200 red, 204 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #C8CCCA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 1, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #C8CCCA?

PANTONE Cool Gray 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #C8CCCA?

Its complement #CECACC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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