#c5c5cd

Color #c5c5cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c5cd

RGB

rgb(197, 197, 205)

HSL

hsl(240, 7.4%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.73, 1.5, -3.99)

LCH

lch(79.73, 4.26, 290.6)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.011, 286.3)

HWB

hwb(240, 77.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcdc5

Analogous

#c5c9cd

#c5c5cd

#c9c5cd

Triadic

#c5c5cd

#cdc5c5

#c5cdc5

Split-complementary

#c5c5cd

#cdc9c5

#c9cdc5

Tetradic

#c5c5cd

#cdc5cd

#cdcdc5

#c5cdc5

Square

#c5c5cd

#cdc5c9

#cdcdc5

#c5cdc9

Shades

Color #c5c5cd mixed toward black.

#a1a1ae

#7d7d8f

#5d5d6c

#3e3e48

#1f1f24

Tints

Color #c5c5cd mixed toward white.

#cfcfd5

#d8d8de

#e2e2e6

#ececee

#f5f5f7

Tones

Color #c5c5cd mixed toward gray.

#c6c6cc

#c7c7cb

#c8c8ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5cb · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#c5c5cb · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#c5cac9 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c5cd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c5c5cd (#c5c5cd) is rgb(197, 197, 205) in RGB.

No, #c5c5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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