Light Gray is the CSS named color #D3D3D3 — rgb(211, 211, 211), hsl(0, 0%, 83%). Its relative luminance is 0.651, giving 1.50:1 against white and 14.03:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #D3D3D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(211, 211, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 83%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.6514 |
| Contrast on white | 1.50:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 14.03:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing lightgray toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
lightgray is #D3D3D3, which is rgb(211, 211, 211) and hsl(0, 0%, 83%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Light Gray has a relative luminance of 0.651 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.50:1; against black, 14.03:1.
lightgray reaches 14.03:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.