#c5c9ce

Color #c5c9ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.31 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c9ce

RGB

rgb(197, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 8.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 4.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.79, -0.43, -2.97)

LCH

lch(80.79, 3, 261.76)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0082, 253.77)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 77.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecac5

Analogous

#c5cdce

#c5c9ce

#c5c5ce

Triadic

#c5c9ce

#cec5c9

#c9cec5

Split-complementary

#c5c9ce

#cec5c5

#cdcec5

Tetradic

#c5c9ce

#cac5ce

#cecac5

#c9cec5

Square

#c5c9ce

#cec5cd

#cecac5

#c5cec5

Shades

Color #c5c9ce mixed toward black.

#a1a7af

#7c8590

#5c646d

#3e4349

#1f2124

Tints

Color #c5c9ce mixed toward white.

#cfd2d6

#d8dbde

#e2e4e6

#ecedef

#f5f6f7

Tones

Color #c5c9ce mixed toward gray.

#c6c9cd

#c6c9cc

#c7c9cc

#c8c9cb

#c9c9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7cd · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#c7c6cd · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#c5cccc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c9ce]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c5c9ce (#c5c9ce) is rgb(197, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #c5c9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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