#c8c9cb

Color #c8c9cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.43 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c9cb

RGB

rgb(200, 201, 203)

HSL

hsl(220, 2.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 1.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 1%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(80.94, 0.03, -1.12)

LCH

lch(80.94, 1.12, 271.53)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.003, 264.29)

HWB

hwb(220, 78.4%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcac8

Analogous

#c8cacb

#c8c9cb

#c8c8cb

Triadic

#c8c9cb

#cbc8c9

#c9cbc8

Split-complementary

#c8c9cb

#cbc8c8

#cacbc8

Tetradic

#c8c9cb

#cac8cb

#cbcac8

#c9cbc8

Square

#c8c9cb

#cbc8ca

#cbcac8

#c8cbc8

Shades

Color #c8c9cb mixed toward black.

#a5a7aa

#83858a

#626468

#414345

#212123

Tints

Color #c8c9cb mixed toward white.

#d1d2d4

#dadbdc

#e3e4e5

#ededee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c8c9cb mixed toward gray.

#c8c9cb

#c8c9ca

#c9c9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cb · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#c8c8ca · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#c8caca · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c9cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c8c9cb (#c8c9cb) is rgb(200, 201, 203) in RGB.

No, #c8c9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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