#c5cbcb

Color #c5cbcb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.98 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5cbcb

RGB

rgb(197, 203, 203)

HSL

hsl(180, 5.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(81.23, -2.05, -0.72)

LCH

lch(81.23, 2.17, 199.35)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0066, 196.78)

HWB

hwb(180, 77.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc5c5

Analogous

#c5cbc8

#c5cbcb

#c5c8cb

Triadic

#c5cbcb

#cbc5cb

#cbcbc5

Split-complementary

#c5cbcb

#cbc5c8

#cbc8c5

Tetradic

#c5cbcb

#c5c5cb

#cbc5c5

#cbcbc5

Square

#c5cbcb

#c8c5cb

#cbc5c5

#c8cbc5

Shades

Color #c5cbcb mixed toward black.

#a2abab

#7f8c8c

#5e6969

#3f4646

#1f2323

Tints

Color #c5cbcb mixed toward white.

#cfd4d4

#d8dcdc

#e2e5e5

#eceeee

#f5f6f6

Tones

Color #c5cbcb mixed toward gray.

#c5caca

#c6caca

#c6c9c9

#c7c9c9

#c7c8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cb · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#c7c7cb · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#c5cbcb · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5cbcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5cbcb]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#c5cbcb (#c5cbcb) is rgb(197, 203, 203) in RGB.

No, #c5cbcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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