Light gray
#CADADF
#CADADF is a light gray with almost no color, at step 200 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 13.1:1. On white it reaches only 1.4:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#CADADF shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #CADADF kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 EEF9FD
- 100 E2EEF1
- 200 CADADF
- 300 B4C2C7
- 400 97A6AB
- 500 7C8B8F
- 600 627074
- 700 4B585C
- 800 364246
- 900 232D30
- 950 121A1C
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #eef9fd; --color-gray-100: #e2eef1; --color-gray-200: #cadadf; --color-gray-300: #b4c2c7; --color-gray-400: #97a6ab; --color-gray-500: #7c8b8f; --color-gray-600: #627074; --color-gray-700: #4b585c; --color-gray-800: #364246; --color-gray-900: #232d30; --color-gray-950: #121a1c;}Is #CADADF readable?
Contrast for text on #CADADF and for #CADADF used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.4APCA Lc 24 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 13.1APCA Lc 82 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #6B797E · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.4APCA Lc 21 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 13.1APCA Lc 82 · Body text
Color palettes with #CADADF
Six palettes built around #CADADF, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#CADADF · #5C93CC · #00B3A3 · #E2E5FF · #142226
- Complementary#CADADF · #CC8069 · #FF9966 · #C5EEFF · #112529
- Split complementary#CADADF · #D57B97 · #FBA500 · #92E3F6 · #1E3237
- Triadic#CADADF · #E079BC · #D6AE00 · #BEEDFF · #19262B
- Tetradic#CADADF · #A879C1 · #FF8E64 · #CFF8A6 · #19252A
- Monochromatic#CADADF · #00A9CD · #00B7E5 · #BAF1FF · #1C2B2F
#CADADF as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #CADADF looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #EEF9FD
- Brand 100, #E2EEF1
- Brand 200, #CADADF
- Brand 300, #B4C2C7
- Brand 400, #97A6AB
- Brand 500, #7C8B8F
- Brand 600, #627074
- Brand 700, #4B585C
- Brand 800, #364246
- Brand 900, #232D30
- Brand 950, #121A1C
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFB
- Neutral 100, #F2F4F5
- Neutral 200, #E2E6E7
- Neutral 300, #D0D5D7
- Neutral 400, #9BA2A5
- Neutral 500, #6C7578
- Neutral 600, #4E5658
- Neutral 700, #3A4244
- Neutral 800, #23292B
- Neutral 900, #13191B
- Neutral 950, #060B0D
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #51A867
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #EDAD56
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3E8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 200 with neutral 950 text, at 13.8:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 200: it already reads on the dark background at 13.8:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #CADADF
Lighter and darker versions of #CADADF.