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#c1cfd2

a light, soft cyan · cool · closest name: Light Gray

RGB
193, 207, 210
HSL
191°, 16%, 79%
CMYK
8, 1, 0, 18
Luminance
0.6062

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c1cfd2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c1cfd2
Hue
191°
cyan
Saturation
16%
soft
Lightness
79%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6062
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
69/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
13.12:1
Closest name
Light Gray
ΔE2000 6.2
Where it sits
Hue191° of 360°
Saturation16%
Lightness79%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool69% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c1cfd2
RGBrgb(193, 207, 210)
HSLhsl(191, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(82.2 -4.2 -3.1)
LCHlch(82.2 5.2 216.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.845 0.016 212.0)
Decimal12701650
Display P3color(display-p3 0.757 0.812 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c1cfd2;
background-color: #c1cfd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c1cfd2] bg-[#c1cfd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c1cfd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.757, green: 0.812, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c1cfd2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC1CFD2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 207, 193)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #c1cfd2 · 13.12:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.60:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.12:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c1cfd2 as text scores 1.60:1 on white and 13.12:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c1cfd2 on white: 1.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c1cfd2 on black: 13.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CCCED2
deuteranopia · #C9CBD2
tritanopia · #BDD0D0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c1cfd2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F8F8
#EEF1F2
#D9E1E2
#c1cfd2
#9DB4B8
#7D9AA1
#67878E
#567076
#455A5F
#344346
#212A2C
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F6F8F8Darkest = 950 · #212A2C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F8F8;
  --brand-100: #EEF1F2;
  --brand-200: #D9E1E2;
  --brand-300: #c1cfd2;
  --brand-400: #9DB4B8;
  --brand-500: #7D9AA1;
  --brand-600: #67878E;
  --brand-700: #567076;
  --brand-800: #455A5F;
  --brand-900: #344346;
  --brand-950: #212A2C;
  --brand: #c1cfd2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c1cfd2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6F8F9
Tinted page background
Border#D0DADD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#617F85
Captions on the surface
Accent#7A5254
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#36464A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0F4F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#181F21
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c1cfd2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#D2C4C1
Analogous left#C1D2CC
Analogous right#C1C6D2
Split-complement 1#D2C1C6
Split-complement 2#D2CCC1
Triadic 1#D2C1CF
Triadic 2#CFD2C1
Tetradic#CCC1D2

RGB percentages

Red75.7%
Green81.2%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.1%
Magenta1.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#c1cfd2 text on a black background

contrast 13.12:1

Card sample

#c1cfd2 text on a white background

contrast 1.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c1cfd2;
Background color
Panel with #c1cfd2 background
background-color: #c1cfd2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c1cfd2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(193, 207, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(193, 207, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c1cfd2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1cfd2, #C1C4D2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c1cfd2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c1cfd2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#c1cfd2, answered

What color is #c1cfd2?

#c1cfd2 is a light soft cyan, closest to Light Gray (ΔE2000 6.2). It sits at 191° on the hue wheel with 16% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c1cfd2?

rgb(193, 207, 210) — 193 red, 207 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 75.7% / 81.2% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #c1cfd2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6062 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 13.12:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c1cfd2?

Black. It scores 13.12:1 against #c1cfd2, versus 1.60:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c1cfd2?

#D2C4C1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D2C1C6 and #D2CCC1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c1cfd2?

For interface work: #F6F8F9 as the surface, #D0DADD for borders, #617F85 for secondary text, #7A5254 as an accent and #36464A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C1D2CC and #C1C6D2 stays calm, while #D2C4C1 is the loudest partner.

What is #c1cfd2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #c1cfd2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 69 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C1D2CF; nudged cooler, #C0C9D3.

Work with #c1cfd2 in the Color Lab