#c2c5ce

Color #c2c5ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#c2c5ce

RGB

rgb(194, 197, 206)

HSL

hsl(225, 10.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 5.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.53, 0.68, -4.85)

LCH

lch(79.53, 4.9, 277.98)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.013, 271.32)

HWB

hwb(225, 76.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecbc2

Analogous

#c2cbce

#c2c5ce

#c5c2ce

Triadic

#c2c5ce

#cec2c5

#c5cec2

Split-complementary

#c2c5ce

#cec5c2

#cbcec2

Tetradic

#c2c5ce

#cbc2ce

#cecbc2

#c5cec2

Square

#c2c5ce

#cec2cb

#cecbc2

#c2cec5

Shades

Color #c2c5ce mixed toward black.

#9da2b0

#787f93

#595f6f

#3b3f4a

#1e2025

Tints

Color #c2c5ce mixed toward white.

#cccfd6

#d6d8de

#e0e2e6

#ebecef

#f5f5f7

Tones

Color #c2c5ce mixed toward gray.

#c3c5cd

#c4c6cc

#c5c6cb

#c6c7ca

#c7c7c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3cc · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#c3c3cb · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#c2caca · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 4.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c2c5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2c5ce]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c2c5ce (#c2c5ce) is rgb(194, 197, 206) in RGB.

No, #c2c5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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