#c5c5cb

Color #c5c5cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.76 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c5cb

RGB

rgb(197, 197, 203)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(79.68, 1.12, -2.99)

LCH

lch(79.68, 3.19, 290.54)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0083, 286.04)

HWB

hwb(240, 77.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcbc5

Analogous

#c5c8cb

#c5c5cb

#c8c5cb

Triadic

#c5c5cb

#cbc5c5

#c5cbc5

Split-complementary

#c5c5cb

#cbc8c5

#c8cbc5

Tetradic

#c5c5cb

#cbc5cb

#cbcbc5

#c5cbc5

Square

#c5c5cb

#cbc5c8

#cbcbc5

#c5cbc8

Shades

Color #c5c5cb mixed toward black.

#a2a2ab

#7f7f8c

#5e5e69

#3f3f46

#1f1f23

Tints

Color #c5c5cb mixed toward white.

#cfcfd4

#d8d8dc

#e2e2e5

#ececee

#f5f5f6

Tones

Color #c5c5cb mixed toward gray.

#c5c5ca

#c6c6ca

#c6c6c9

#c7c7c9

#c7c7c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5ca · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#c5c5c9 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#c5c8c8 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c5cb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c5c5cb (#c5c5cb) is rgb(197, 197, 203) in RGB.

No, #c5c5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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