Close to Light Gray
#CACECB
#CACECB is a light neutral gray, close to the color Light Gray. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 135°, with 4% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CACECB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.59:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.59:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CACECB as they’d see it.
#CACECB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CACECB
What color is #CACECB?
#CACECB is a light neutral gray, close to the color Light Gray. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 135°, with 4% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CACECB in RGB?
#CACECB is rgb(202, 206, 203): 202 red, 206 green, and 203 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CACECB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 1, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CACECB?
PANTONE Cool Gray 1 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CACECB?
Its complement #D0CCCF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.