#c9c2c2

Color #c9c2c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.89 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c2c2

RGB

rgb(201, 194, 194)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.1%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 3.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 3.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.98, 2.44, 0.87)

LCH

lch(78.98, 2.59, 19.62)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0078, 17.05)

HWB

hwb(0, 76.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c9c9

Analogous

#c9c2c6

#c9c2c2

#c9c6c2

Triadic

#c9c2c2

#c2c9c2

#c2c2c9

Split-complementary

#c9c2c2

#c2c9c6

#c2c6c9

Tetradic

#c9c2c2

#c9c9c2

#c2c9c9

#c2c2c9

Square

#c9c2c2

#c6c9c2

#c2c9c9

#c6c2c9

Shades

Color #c9c2c2 mixed toward black.

#aa9f9f

#8b7c7c

#695d5d

#463e3e

#231f1f

Tints

Color #c9c2c2 mixed toward white.

#d2cccc

#dbd6d6

#e4e1e1

#edebeb

#f6f5f5

Tones

Color #c9c2c2 mixed toward gray.

#c9c3c3

#c8c3c3

#c7c4c4

#c6c5c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6c2 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#c6c7c2 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#c9c2c2 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c2c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c2c2]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c9c2c2 (#c9c2c2) is rgb(201, 194, 194) in RGB.

No, #c9c2c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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