#c9bfbe

Color #c9bfbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.79 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bfbe

RGB

rgb(201, 191, 190)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 9.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 5.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 5.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.11, 3.33, 1.76)

LCH

lch(78.11, 3.77, 27.86)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0114, 24.32)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 74.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec8c9

Analogous

#c9bec3

#c9bfbe

#c9c5be

Triadic

#c9bfbe

#bec9bf

#bfbec9

Split-complementary

#c9bfbe

#bec9c5

#bec3c9

Tetradic

#c9bfbe

#c8c9be

#bec8c9

#bfbec9

Square

#c9bfbe

#c3c9be

#bec8c9

#c5bec9

Shades

Color #c9bfbe mixed toward black.

#ab9c9b

#8e7977

#6b5a59

#473c3b

#241e1e

Tints

Color #c9bfbe mixed toward white.

#d2cac9

#dbd4d4

#e4dfdf

#edeae9

#f6f4f4

Tones

Color #c9bfbe mixed toward gray.

#c8c0bf

#c7c1c0

#c6c1c1

#c5c2c2

#c4c3c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5be · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#c5c6be · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#c9bebe · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bfbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bfbe]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c9bfbe (#c9bfbe) is rgb(201, 191, 190) in RGB.

No, #c9bfbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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