#c5c8ce

Color #c5c8ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.39 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c8ce

RGB

rgb(197, 200, 206)

HSL

hsl(220, 8.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 4.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.54, 0.1, -3.35)

LCH

lch(80.54, 3.35, 271.71)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0089, 264.23)

HWB

hwb(220, 77.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecbc5

Analogous

#c5ccce

#c5c8ce

#c6c5ce

Triadic

#c5c8ce

#cec5c8

#c8cec5

Split-complementary

#c5c8ce

#cec6c5

#cccec5

Tetradic

#c5c8ce

#cbc5ce

#cecbc5

#c8cec5

Square

#c5c8ce

#cec5cc

#cecbc5

#c5cec6

Shades

Color #c5c8ce mixed toward black.

#a1a5af

#7c8390

#5c626d

#3e4149

#1f2124

Tints

Color #c5c8ce mixed toward white.

#cfd1d6

#d8dade

#e2e3e6

#ecedef

#f5f6f7

Tones

Color #c5c8ce mixed toward gray.

#c6c8cd

#c6c8cc

#c7c9cc

#c8c9cb

#c9c9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cd · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#c6c6cc · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#c5cbcb · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 3.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c8ce]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c5c8ce (#c5c8ce) is rgb(197, 200, 206) in RGB.

No, #c5c8ce 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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