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LightGray color

Inspect LightGray (#D3D3D3) in HEX, RGB, HSL, LCH and OKLCH, check its contrast, and copy the value you need.

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LightGray

LightGray color values

LightGray

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Black text reads best on this background, at 14.03:1.

LightGray is one of the 148 CSS named colors, and resolves to #D3D3D3 in every browser. In numbers that is rgb(211, 211, 211) and hsl(0, 0%, 83%). Perceptually it is a light, near-neutral color: OKLCH puts its lightness at 87% and its chroma at 0. It carries almost no chroma, so it behaves as a neutral rather than as a hue, and belongs with the grays.

White text only reaches 1.5:1 here, so black text is the safer pairing at 14.03:1. With this little chroma it recedes, which makes it useful for borders, dividers and secondary surfaces.

The closest CSS named colors to LightGray, measured with CIEDE2000, are Gainsboro (#DCDCDC), Silver (#C0C0C0), WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). If LightGray is not quite right, those are the nearest keywords to try before reaching for a custom value.

HEX

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RGB

rgb(211, 211, 211)

HSL

hsl(0, 0%, 83%)

HWB

hwb(0 83% 17%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%)

LAB

lab(84.56 0 0)

LCH

lch(84.56 0 0)

OKLCH

oklch(86.69% 0 0)

Is LightGray accessible?

WCAG asks for 4.5:1 between body text and its background. On #D3D3D3 white text measures 1.5:1 and black text 14.03:1, so black clears it and white does not.

White text on LightGray

WCAG 2.2

1.5:1

APCA

Lc 26

Fails AA body text

Fails AAA body text

Fails AA large text

Black text on LightGray

WCAG 2.2

14.03:1

APCA

Lc 80

Passes AA body text

Passes AAA body text

Passes AA large text

Check LightGray against any other color in the contrast checker.

Tints and shades of LightGray

LightGray sits at 87% OKLCH lightness. Holding its hue and chroma and moving only that value carries it up to #F8F8F8 and down to #060606, which keeps the family recognizable instead of letting it drift toward gray the way a plain HSL ramp does.

Tints, toward white

#DADADA

20% lighter

#E2E2E2

40% lighter

#E9E9E9

60% lighter

#F1F1F1

80% lighter

#F8F8F8

100% lighter

Shades, toward black

#A4A4A4

20% darker

#777777

40% darker

#4D4D4D

60% darker

#262626

80% darker

#060606

100% darker

Build a full accessible scale from #D3D3D3 in the shade generator.

How LightGray looks with color blindness

LightGray barely moves under any of the four common forms of color blindness, the largest shift being 0 CIEDE2000 units under protanopia. It stays recognizable, though it still should not be the only thing carrying meaning.

Protanopia

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Deuteranopia

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Tritanopia

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Achromatopsia

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