#c4c9cd

Color #c4c9cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c4c9cd

RGB

rgb(196, 201, 205)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 8.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 4.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.69, -0.96, -2.59)

LCH

lch(80.69, 2.76, 249.66)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0078, 241.8)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 76.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc8c4

Analogous

#c4cdcc

#c4c9cd

#c4c4cd

Triadic

#c4c9cd

#cdc4c9

#c9cdc4

Split-complementary

#c4c9cd

#cdc4c4

#cdccc4

Tetradic

#c4c9cd

#c8c4cd

#cdc8c4

#c9cdc4

Square

#c4c9cd

#ccc4cd

#cdc8c4

#c4cdc4

Shades

Color #c4c9cd mixed toward black.

#a0a8ae

#7c8790

#5c656d

#3d4348

#1f2224

Tints

Color #c4c9cd mixed toward white.

#ced2d5

#d8dbde

#e1e4e6

#ebedee

#f5f6f7

Tones

Color #c4c9cd mixed toward gray.

#c5c9cc

#c5c9cb

#c6c9cb

#c7c9ca

#c8c9c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cc · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#c6c6cc · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#c4cbcb · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4c9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4c9cd]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#c4c9cd (#c4c9cd) is rgb(196, 201, 205) in RGB.

No, #c4c9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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