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#C9D6DF Light Gray

#C9D6DF is Light Gray.

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#C9D6DF

Light Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #C9D6DF?

HEX
#C9D6DF
RGB
rgb(201, 214, 223)
HSL
hsl(205, 26%, 83%)
OKLCH
oklch(86.9% 0.019 238)
CMYK
10, 4, 0, 13

#C9D6DF has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 against white and 14.17:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #C9D6DF
#C9D6DF
Same color
White
1.5Fail
Near-black
11.8AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #C9D6DF · 11.8:1

Tints and shades of #C9D6DF

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #ECF7FF
  2. #C9D6DF
  3. #ACB9C1
  4. #8E9BA3
  5. #727E86
  6. #57626A
  7. #3D474F
  8. #242E35
  9. #0E171E

Colors that go with #C9D6DF

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --light-gray-1: #C9D6DF; /* Light Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #C9D6DF

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (63)

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Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (17)