Information about #C4C4C4 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C4C4C4 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 196, 196) — 76.9% red, 76.9% green, 76.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #C4C4C4 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Concrete (#C5C5C3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Triple Athens Grey (#C2C5C6) and Surf Spray Grey (#C8C4C5).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (196 each), placing #C4C4C4 exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4C4C4: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4C4C4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4C4C4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C4C4C4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Alto

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White

#FFFFFF

#C4C4C4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Sonic Silver

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Black

#000000

#C4C4C4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4C4C4 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C4C4C4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C4C4C4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Surf Spray Grey color link
Surf Spray Grey

#C8C4C5

Quarter Silver Chalice color link
Quarter Silver Chalice

#C7C8C6

Flotsam color link
Flotsam

#C8C4C0

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Eighth Lemon Grass color link
Eighth Lemon Grass

#C7C9BF

#C4C4C4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4C4C4
  • RGB196, 196, 196
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 196, 196)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 77%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 76.863%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 77%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.769, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.769, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.769, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4C4C4
  • DECIMAL ID12895428
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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