#c9c4c4

Color #c9c4c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.61 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c4c4

RGB

rgb(201, 196, 196)

HSL

hsl(0, 4.4%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 2.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.55, 1.74, 0.62)

LCH

lch(79.55, 1.85, 19.61)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0056, 17.78)

HWB

hwb(0, 76.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c9c9

Analogous

#c9c4c6

#c9c4c4

#c9c6c4

Triadic

#c9c4c4

#c4c9c4

#c4c4c9

Split-complementary

#c9c4c4

#c4c9c6

#c4c6c9

Tetradic

#c9c4c4

#c9c9c4

#c4c9c9

#c4c4c9

Square

#c9c4c4

#c6c9c4

#c4c9c9

#c6c4c9

Shades

Color #c9c4c4 mixed toward black.

#a9a1a1

#8a7f7f

#685f5f

#453f3f

#232020

Tints

Color #c9c4c4 mixed toward white.

#d2cece

#dbd8d8

#e4e1e1

#edebeb

#f6f5f5

Tones

Color #c9c4c4 mixed toward gray.

#c8c4c4

#c8c5c5

#c7c6c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7c4 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#c7c8c4 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#c9c4c4 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c4c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c4c4]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c9c4c4 (#c9c4c4) is rgb(201, 196, 196) in RGB.

No, #c9c4c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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