#c3c9cf

Color #c3c9cf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c3c9cf

RGB

rgb(195, 201, 207)

HSL

hsl(210, 11.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(80.67, -0.91, -3.7)

LCH

lch(80.67, 3.81, 256.18)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0107, 248)

HWB

hwb(210, 76.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc9c3

Analogous

#c3cfcf

#c3c9cf

#c3c3cf

Triadic

#c3c9cf

#cfc3c9

#c9cfc3

Split-complementary

#c3c9cf

#cfc3c3

#cfcfc3

Tetradic

#c3c9cf

#c9c3cf

#cfc9c3

#c9cfc3

Square

#c3c9cf

#cfc3cf

#cfc9c3

#c3cfc3

Shades

Color #c3c9cf mixed toward black.

#9ea7b1

#798693

#596470

#3c434a

#1e2125

Tints

Color #c3c9cf mixed toward white.

#cdd2d7

#d7dbdf

#e1e4e7

#ebedef

#f5f6f7

Tones

Color #c3c9cf mixed toward gray.

#c4c9ce

#c5c9cd

#c6c9cc

#c7c9cb

#c8c9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6ce · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#c5c5cd · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#c3cccc · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3c9cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3c9cf]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#c3c9cf (#c3c9cf) is rgb(195, 201, 207) in RGB.

No, #c3c9cf 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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