#c4c9ce

Color #c4c9ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.39 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c4c9ce

RGB

rgb(196, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(210, 9.3%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.72, -0.77, -3.09)

LCH

lch(80.72, 3.18, 256.01)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0088, 248.08)

HWB

hwb(210, 76.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec9c4

Analogous

#c4cece

#c4c9ce

#c4c4ce

Triadic

#c4c9ce

#cec4c9

#c9cec4

Split-complementary

#c4c9ce

#cec4c4

#cecec4

Tetradic

#c4c9ce

#c9c4ce

#cec9c4

#c9cec4

Square

#c4c9ce

#cec4ce

#cec9c4

#c4cec4

Shades

Color #c4c9ce mixed toward black.

#9fa7b0

#7b8691

#5b646e

#3d4349

#1e2125

Tints

Color #c4c9ce mixed toward white.

#ced2d6

#d8dbde

#e1e4e6

#ebedef

#f5f6f7

Tones

Color #c4c9ce mixed toward gray.

#c5c9cd

#c6c9cc

#c6c9cb

#c7c9cb

#c8c9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cd · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#c6c6cd · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#c4cccc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4c9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4c9ce]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#c4c9ce (#c4c9ce) is rgb(196, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #c4c9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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