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#cac9cd

a light, muted gray · warm · closest name: silver

RGB
202, 201, 205
HSL
255°, 4%, 80%
CMYK
2, 2, 0, 20
Luminance
0.5874

Every format

HEX#cac9cd
RGBrgb(202, 201, 205)
HSLhsl(255, 4%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(81.2 1.1 -1.9)
LCHlch(81.2 2.2 300.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.838 0.006 297.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cac9cd;
background-color: #cac9cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cac9cd] bg-[#cac9cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cac9cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.792, green: 0.788, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cac9cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cac9cd on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cac9cd on black: 12.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red79.2%
Green78.8%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan1.5%
Magenta2.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cac9cd text on a black background

contrast 12.75:1

Card sample

#cac9cd text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cac9cd;
Background color
Panel with #cac9cd background
background-color: #cac9cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cac9cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(202, 201, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(202, 201, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cac9cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cac9cd, #CDC9CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cac9cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cac9cd in the Color Lab