#c9c9cc

Color #c9c9cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.7 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c9cc

RGB

rgb(201, 201, 204)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.5%, 80%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(81.04, 0.55, -1.49)

LCH

lch(81.04, 1.59, 290.26)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0042, 286.7)

HWB

hwb(240, 78.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccccc9

Analogous

#c9cacc

#c9c9cc

#cac9cc

Triadic

#c9c9cc

#ccc9c9

#c9ccc9

Split-complementary

#c9c9cc

#cccac9

#caccc9

Tetradic

#c9c9cc

#ccc9cc

#ccccc9

#c9ccc9

Square

#c9c9cc

#ccc9ca

#ccccc9

#c9ccca

Shades

Color #c9c9cc mixed toward black.

#a6a6ab

#83838a

#626268

#424245

#212123

Tints

Color #c9c9cc mixed toward white.

#d2d2d4

#dbdbdd

#e4e4e5

#ededee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c9c9cc mixed toward gray.

#c9c9cc

#c9c9cb

#cacacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9cb · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cb · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#c9cbcb · 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: #c9c9cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c9cc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9c9cc (#c9c9cc) is rgb(201, 201, 204) in RGB.

No, #c9c9cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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