#c5bebc

Color #c5bebc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.82 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5bebc

RGB

rgb(197, 190, 188)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 7.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 4.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 4.6%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(77.48, 2.09, 1.88)

LCH

lch(77.48, 2.81, 41.97)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0084, 36.73)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 73.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc3c5

Analogous

#c5bcbf

#c5bebc

#c5c3bc

Triadic

#c5bebc

#bcc5be

#bebcc5

Split-complementary

#c5bebc

#bcc5c3

#bcbfc5

Tetradic

#c5bebc

#c3c5bc

#bcc3c5

#bebcc5

Square

#c5bebc

#bfc5bc

#bcc3c5

#c3bcc5

Shades

Color #c5bebc mixed toward black.

#a79d9a

#897b77

#675c59

#453e3c

#221f1e

Tints

Color #c5bebc mixed toward white.

#cfc9c7

#d8d4d2

#e2dfde

#ece9e9

#f5f4f4

Tones

Color #c5bebc mixed toward gray.

#c4bebd

#c4bfbe

#c3bfbe

#c2c0bf

#c1c0c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2bc · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#c2c3bd · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#c5bdbd · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5bebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5bebc]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#c5bebc (#c5bebc) is rgb(197, 190, 188) in RGB.

No, #c5bebc 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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