#cdc5c5

Color #cdc5c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.84 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc5c5

RGB

rgb(205, 197, 197)

HSL

hsl(0, 7.4%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 3.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(80.15, 2.78, 0.99)

LCH

lch(80.15, 2.95, 19.6)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.009, 17.43)

HWB

hwb(0, 77.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cdcd

Analogous

#cdc5c9

#cdc5c5

#cdc9c5

Triadic

#cdc5c5

#c5cdc5

#c5c5cd

Split-complementary

#cdc5c5

#c5cdc9

#c5c9cd

Tetradic

#cdc5c5

#cdcdc5

#c5cdcd

#c5c5cd

Square

#cdc5c5

#c9cdc5

#c5cdcd

#c9c5cd

Shades

Color #cdc5c5 mixed toward black.

#aea1a1

#8f7d7d

#6c5d5d

#483e3e

#241f1f

Tints

Color #cdc5c5 mixed toward white.

#d5cfcf

#ded8d8

#e6e2e2

#eeecec

#f7f5f5

Tones

Color #cdc5c5 mixed toward gray.

#ccc6c6

#cbc7c7

#cac8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacac5 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#cacbc5 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#cdc5c5 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc5c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc5c5]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cdc5c5 (#cdc5c5) is rgb(205, 197, 197) in RGB.

No, #cdc5c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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