#c8c9ca

Color #c8c9ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.27 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 2.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c8c9ca

RGB

rgb(200, 201, 202)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.9%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(80.91, -0.16, -0.62)

LCH

lch(80.91, 0.64, 255.53)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0017, 246.37)

HWB

hwb(210, 78.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac9c8

Analogous

#c8caca

#c8c9ca

#c8c8ca

Triadic

#c8c9ca

#cac8c9

#c9cac8

Split-complementary

#c8c9ca

#cac8c8

#cacac8

Tetradic

#c8c9ca

#c9c8ca

#cac9c8

#c9cac8

Square

#c8c9ca

#cac8ca

#cac9c8

#c8cac8

Shades

Color #c8c9ca mixed toward black.

#a6a7a9

#848688

#636466

#424344

#212122

Tints

Color #c8c9ca mixed toward white.

#d1d2d3

#dadbdc

#e3e4e4

#ededed

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c8c9ca mixed toward gray.

#c8c9ca

#c8c9c9

#c9c9c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8ca · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#c8c8ca · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#c8caca · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c9ca]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#c8c9ca (#c8c9ca) is rgb(200, 201, 202) in RGB.

No, #c8c9ca is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c8c9ca, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast