#CBC1C8

Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(82.1% 0.015 336.2), rgb(203, 193, 200).

Black text reads best on this color (12.00:1).

About this color

#CBC1C8 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.00:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Silver (#C0C0C0)
Black text	12.00:1
White text	1.74:1

Values

HEX	#CBC1C8
RGB	rgb(203, 193, 200)
HSL	hsl(318, 9%, 78%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.1% 0.015 336.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CBC1C8	1.74:1	Fails	Lc -35.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #CBC1C8	12.00:1	AAA	Lc 71.9	Content text, not long reading
#CBC1C8 text on white	1.74:1	Fails	Lc 31.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CBC1C8 text on black	12.00:1	AAA	Lc -70.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F6

oklch(97.1% 0.002 325.6)
Step 100
100

#ECE9EB

oklch(93.7% 0.004 337.4)
Step 200
200

#DDD7DB

oklch(88.5% 0.008 337.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CBC1C8

oklch(82.1% 0.015 336.2)
Step 400
400

#AB9BA6

oklch(70.7% 0.024 337)
Step 500
500

#968390

oklch(63.1% 0.03 337.4)
Step 600
600

#806C7B

oklch(55.5% 0.033 334.9)
Step 700
700

#6C5A67

oklch(49% 0.031 336)
Step 800
800

#584A54

oklch(42.7% 0.024 336.3)
Step 900
900

#493E46

oklch(37.8% 0.02 335.7)
Step 950
950

#2B2429

oklch(27% 0.014 336.2)

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#CBC1C8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C1C3C8	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C3C4C8	0.013
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CCC1C3	0.007
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C4C4C4	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #CBC1C8, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #CBC1C8 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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