#c6c9cd

Color #c6c9cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c6c9cd

RGB

rgb(198, 201, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 6.5%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 3.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.84, -0.28, -2.35)

LCH

lch(80.84, 2.37, 263.21)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0065, 255.75)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 77.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcac6

Analogous

#c6cccd

#c6c9cd

#c6c6cd

Triadic

#c6c9cd

#cdc6c9

#c9cdc6

Split-complementary

#c6c9cd

#cdc6c6

#cccdc6

Tetradic

#c6c9cd

#cac6cd

#cdcac6

#c9cdc6

Square

#c6c9cd

#cdc6cc

#cdcac6

#c6cdc6

Shades

Color #c6c9cd mixed toward black.

#a2a7ae

#7e858e

#5e646b

#3f4348

#1f2124

Tints

Color #c6c9cd mixed toward white.

#cfd2d5

#d9dbde

#e2e4e6

#ecedee

#f5f6f7

Tones

Color #c6c9cd mixed toward gray.

#c7c9cc

#c8c9cb

#c9c9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7cc · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#c7c7cc · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#c6cbcb · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6c9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6c9cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c6c9cd (#c6c9cd) is rgb(198, 201, 205) in RGB.

No, #c6c9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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