#c3c8cc

Color #c3c8cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c3c8cc

RGB

rgb(195, 200, 204)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 8.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 4.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(80.33, -0.96, -2.59)

LCH

lch(80.33, 2.76, 249.66)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0078, 241.8)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 76.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc7c3

Analogous

#c3cccb

#c3c8cc

#c3c3cc

Triadic

#c3c8cc

#ccc3c8

#c8ccc3

Split-complementary

#c3c8cc

#ccc3c3

#cccbc3

Tetradic

#c3c8cc

#c7c3cc

#ccc7c3

#c8ccc3

Square

#c3c8cc

#cbc3cc

#ccc7c3

#c3ccc3

Shades

Color #c3c8cc mixed toward black.

#9fa7ad

#7b868f

#5c656c

#3d4348

#1f2224

Tints

Color #c3c8cc mixed toward white.

#cdd1d4

#d7dadd

#e1e3e5

#ebedee

#f5f6f6

Tones

Color #c3c8cc mixed toward gray.

#c4c8cb

#c4c8ca

#c5c8ca

#c6c8c9

#c7c7c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5cb · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#c5c5cb · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#c3caca · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3c8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3c8cc]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#c3c8cc (#c3c8cc) is rgb(195, 200, 204) in RGB.

No, #c3c8cc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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