#c5c6ca

Color #c5c6ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c6ca

RGB

rgb(197, 198, 202)

HSL

hsl(228, 4.5%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 2.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(79.91, 0.4, -2.12)

LCH

lch(79.91, 2.16, 280.68)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0056, 275.1)

HWB

hwb(228, 77.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac9c5

Analogous

#c5c8ca

#c5c6ca

#c6c5ca

Triadic

#c5c6ca

#cac5c6

#c6cac5

Split-complementary

#c5c6ca

#cac6c5

#c8cac5

Tetradic

#c5c6ca

#c9c5ca

#cac9c5

#c6cac5

Square

#c5c6ca

#cac5c8

#cac9c5

#c5cac6

Shades

Color #c5c6ca mixed toward black.

#a2a4aa

#7f828a

#5f6168

#3f4145

#202023

Tints

Color #c5c6ca mixed toward white.

#cfcfd3

#d8d9dc

#e2e2e4

#ececed

#f5f5f6

Tones

Color #c5c6ca mixed toward gray.

#c5c6c9

#c6c6c9

#c6c7c9

#c7c7c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5c9 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#c5c5c9 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#c5c8c8 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c6ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c6ca]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#c5c6ca (#c5c6ca) is rgb(197, 198, 202) in RGB.

No, #c5c6ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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