#C4C9D0 colour

#C4C9D0 is a light grey close to CSS silver. RGB 196, 201, 208, HSL 215, 11%, 79%. Black text passes AAA (12.61:1), white fails (1.66:1).

#C4C9D0

Nearest CSS name: silver #c0c0c0 (not an exact match)
Described as: a light grey
Red, green, blue: 196, 201, 208
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.5806 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#c4c9d0`
RGB	`rgb(196, 201, 208)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(76.9% 78.8% 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11.3%, 79.2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 5.8%, 81.6%)`
HWB	`hwb(215 76.9% 18.4%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(80.73% -0.79 -4.13)`
OKLCH	`oklch(83.41% 0.0112 256.7)`
Decimal	`12896720`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 1.66:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 12.61:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #C4C9D0 (12.61:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#c9ced4 18%#cfd3d9 27%#d4d8dd 36%#d9dde1 45%#dfe2e5 55%#e4e6ea 64%#eaebee 73%#eff0f2 82%#f4f5f6 91%#fafafb

9%#b2b7bd 18%#a0a4aa 27%#8f9297 36%#7d8084 45%#6b6e71 55%#595b5f 64%#47494c 73%#353739 82%#242526 91%#121213

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#c4c9d0 #d0cbc4

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#c4cfd0 #c4c9d0 #c5c4d0

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#c4c9d0 #d0c4c9 #c9d0c4

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#c4c9d0 #d0c5c4 #cfd0c4

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#c4c9d0 #d0c4cf #d0cbc4 #c4d0c5

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#c4c9d0 Protanopia#c7c9d0 Deuteranopia#c6c8d0 Tritanopia#c1cacb Achromatopsia#c8c8c8

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #c4c9d0;`
Background	`background-color: #c4c9d0;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #c4c9d0;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(196 201 208 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #c4c9d0;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c9d0, #76797d);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #dcdfe3, #c4c9d0);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #c4c9d0; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #C4C9D0 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.