Neon Silver (#CCCCCC)

The hex code for Neon Silver is #CCCCCC. It is rgb(204, 204, 204) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK — a lightest gray. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCCCCC

HEX#CCCCCC

RGBrgb(204, 204, 204)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 80%)

HSVhsv(0, 0%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0 0)

LABlab(82.05% -0.00 0.00)

LCHlch(82.05% 0.00 0.00)

Colors Closest to Neon Silver

Neon Silver is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 2.51 Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 2.92 Silver Sand#BFC1C2ΔE 4.23 Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 4.29 Silver#C0C0C0ΔE 4.34 Gray (X11)#BEBEBEΔE 5.07

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#CCCCCC Channel Values

How Neon Silver breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 204 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 0% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 0% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.61:1 vs white · 13.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Neon Silver background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Neon Silver

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Neon Silver; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Neon Silver

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Neon Silver Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCCCCC

Protanopia#CCCCCC

Protanomaly#CCCCCC

Deuteranopia#CCCCCC

Deuteranomaly#CCCCCC

Tritanopia#CCCCCC

Tritanomaly#CCCCCC

Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #CCCCCC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--neon-silver: #CCCCCC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCCCCC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'neon-silver': '#CCCCCC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.800, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="neon_silver">#CCCCCC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CCCCCC"

More Gray Colors

Neon Silver sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

d1d1d1 c8c8cd d3d3d3 c7c7c7 d3d3d8 c4c4c4 d4d4d4 c2c2c2 d4d4d8 c0c0c0 d6d3d1 bfc1c2 d9d9d9 343434 414a4c 4f4f4f 575757 6b6b6b 757575 828e84 8c8c8c 9f9fa9 aaa9ad bdbdbd

#CCCCCC Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Neon Silver?

The hex code for Neon Silver is #CCCCCC. That is rgb(204, 204, 204) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 80%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #CCCCCC?

#CCCCCC is rgb(204, 204, 204) — red 204, green 204, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCCCCC?

#CCCCCC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCCCCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCCCCC scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCCCCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCCCCC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 2.51, which is very hard to tell apart.

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