#75787B

Pantone Solid Coated

Pantone Cool Gray 9 C

Medium cool gray

One of 223 colors in Pantone Gray & Off-White Colors.
Black text works best (4.73:1, passes WCAG AA for body text).
Closest RAL: RAL 7037 Dusty Grey — close (ΔE 4.0).

Color values

HEX, RGB and CMYK are screen and process approximations, not official Pantone values. Tap a value to copy it.

Text on this color

Aa White text4.44:1 · Large text only (AA)

Aa Black text4.73:1 · Passes AA for body text

Similar Pantone colors

Ranked by color difference (ΔE 2000). Below 2 most people cannot tell them apart.

Neighbors by number

Cool Gray 6 C#A7A8A9ΔE 16.5 Cool Gray 7 C#97999BΔE 11.9 Cool Gray 8 C#888B8DΔE 7.2

Cool Gray 9 C#75787BThis color

Cool Gray 10 C#63666AΔE 7.0 Cool Gray 11 C#53565AΔE 12.8

Tints and shades

Mixed toward white and black in 20% steps, each matched to the nearest Pantone color.

Tints (toward white)

Cool Gray 8 C#888B8DΔE 2.3 · very close Cool Gray 6 C#A7A8A9ΔE 1.3 · very close Cool Gray 3 C#C8C9C7ΔE 1.7 · very close Cool Gray 1 C#D9D9D6ΔE 2.7 · very close

Shades (toward black)

Color schemes

Pantone Cool Gray 9 C is a near-neutral color, so hue-based schemes do not apply. Neutrals pair with any color family; try it with an accent from blue, red or yellow.

Closest RAL and NCS colors

RAL 7037 Dusty Grey#7D7F7DΔE 4.0 · close

RAL 9023 Pearl Dark Grey#828282ΔE 4.5 · close

NCS S 5500-N#727272NCS (published crosswalk) · ΔE 3.0 · close

NCS S 5502-B#747779NCS (nearest on screen) · ΔE 0.7 · practically identical

Compare more options in the Pantone to RAL and Pantone to NCS converters.

How it looks with color blindness

Protanopia (red-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#77787B) · shift ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#76777B) · shift ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#747979) · shift ΔE 2.3

This color looks nearly the same to people with the three common types of color blindness. Simulation uses the Machado et al. (2009) model.

About Pantone Cool Gray 9 C

Cool Gray 9 C is a medium-dark cool gray, very close to 6213 C on screen (ΔE 1.6).

RAL 7037 Dusty Grey is a close paint match (ΔE 4.0). Neither black nor white text reaches WCAG AAA here; black passes AA at 4.7:1.

Use in code

CSS

:root {
  --pantone-cool-gray-9-c: #75787B;
}
.brand {
  background-color: var(--pantone-cool-gray-9-c);
  color: #000000;
}

SCSS

$pantone-cool-gray-9-c: #75787B;

Tailwind

// tailwind.config.js → theme.extend.colors
'pantone-cool-gray-9-c': '#75787B',

<div class="bg-[#75787B]">…</div>

Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code for Pantone Cool Gray 9 C?

The screen approximation used on this site is #75787B, which is RGB 117, 120, 123.

What are the CMYK values for Pantone Cool Gray 9 C?

A process approximation is C 5, M 2, Y 0, K 52. Spot inks can look different from a four-color build, so proof important jobs.

What is the closest RAL color to Pantone Cool Gray 9 C?

RAL 7037 Dusty Grey is the closest RAL Classic color (ΔE 4.0, close).

What does the “C” in the name mean?

“C” stands for coated: the reference shows how the ink looks on coated (glossy) paper. The same ink usually looks darker and duller on uncoated paper.

Should I use white or black text on Pantone Cool Gray 9 C?

Black text reads better, with a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text).

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