#c9dcd9

Color #c9dcd9

A muted very light cyan.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 7.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9dcd9

RGB

rgb(201, 220, 217)

HSL

hsl(170.5, 21.3%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170.5, 8.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 1.4%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(86.31, -6.9, -0.7)

LCH

lch(86.31, 6.94, 185.79)

OKLCH

oklch(87.9%, 0.0208, 185.52)

HWB

hwb(170.5, 78.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc9cc

Analogous

#c9dccf

#c9dcd9

#c9d5dc

Triadic

#c9dcd9

#d9c9dc

#dcd9c9

Split-complementary

#c9dcd9

#dcc9d5

#dccfc9

Tetradic

#c9dcd9

#c9ccdc

#dcc9cc

#dcd9c9

Square

#c9dcd9

#cfc9dc

#dcc9cc

#d5dcc9

Shades

Color #c9dcd9 mixed toward black.

#9ec0bb

#74a59d

#538078

#375550

#1c2b28

Tints

Color #c9dcd9 mixed toward white.

#d2e2df

#dbe8e6

#e4edec

#edf3f2

#f6f9f9

Tones

Color #c9dcd9 mixed toward gray.

#cadad8

#ccd9d7

#ced7d6

#cfd6d5

#d1d4d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d2da · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#d0cfda · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#cadada · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9dcd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9dcd9]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#c9dcd9 (#c9dcd9) is rgb(201, 220, 217) in RGB.

No, #c9dcd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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