#c8c9cc

Color #c8c9cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c9cc

RGB

rgb(200, 201, 204)

HSL

hsl(225, 3.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(80.97, 0.21, -1.61)

LCH

lch(80.97, 1.62, 277.43)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0043, 271.33)

HWB

hwb(225, 78.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cccbc8

Analogous

#c8cbcc

#c8c9cc

#c9c8cc

Triadic

#c8c9cc

#ccc8c9

#c9ccc8

Split-complementary

#c8c9cc

#ccc9c8

#cbccc8

Tetradic

#c8c9cc

#cbc8cc

#cccbc8

#c9ccc8

Square

#c8c9cc

#ccc8cb

#cccbc8

#c8ccc9

Shades

Color #c8c9cc mixed toward black.

#a5a7ac

#82848b

#616369

#414246

#202123

Tints

Color #c8c9cc mixed toward white.

#d1d2d4

#dadbdd

#e3e4e5

#ededee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c8c9cc mixed toward gray.

#c8c9cc

#c9c9cb

#c9cacb

#cacaca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cb · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#c8c8cb · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#c8cbcb · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c9cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c9cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c8c9cc (#c8c9cc) is rgb(200, 201, 204) in RGB.

No, #c8c9cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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