#c9cdc5

Color #c9cdc5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cdc5

RGB

rgb(201, 205, 197)

HSL

hsl(90, 7.4%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 3.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 0%, 3.9%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(81.9, -2.82, 3.5)

LCH

lch(81.9, 4.49, 128.86)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0117, 128.43)

HWB

hwb(90, 77.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c5cd

Analogous

#cdcdc5

#c9cdc5

#c5cdc5

Triadic

#c9cdc5

#c5c9cd

#cdc5c9

Split-complementary

#c9cdc5

#c5c5cd

#cdc5cd

Tetradic

#c9cdc5

#c5cdc9

#c9c5cd

#cdc5c9

Square

#c9cdc5

#c5cdcd

#c9c5cd

#cdc5c5

Shades

Color #c9cdc5 mixed toward black.

#a7aea1

#868f7d

#646c5d

#43483e

#21241f

Tints

Color #c9cdc5 mixed toward white.

#d2d5cf

#dbded8

#e4e6e2

#edeeec

#f6f7f5

Tones

Color #c9cdc5 mixed toward gray.

#c9ccc6

#c9cbc7

#c9cac8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbc7 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#cbcac7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cdc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cdc5]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#c9cdc5 (#c9cdc5) is rgb(201, 205, 197) in RGB.

No, #c9cdc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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