#c9c9ce

Color #c9c9ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c9ce

RGB

rgb(201, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(81.1, 0.93, -2.49)

LCH

lch(81.1, 2.66, 290.48)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0069, 286.06)

HWB

hwb(240, 78.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecec9

Analogous

#c9cbce

#c9c9ce

#cbc9ce

Triadic

#c9c9ce

#cec9c9

#c9cec9

Split-complementary

#c9c9ce

#cecbc9

#cbcec9

Tetradic

#c9c9ce

#cec9ce

#cecec9

#c9cec9

Square

#c9c9ce

#cec9cb

#cecec9

#c9cecb

Shades

Color #c9c9ce mixed toward black.

#a5a5ae

#82828e

#61616b

#414147

#202024

Tints

Color #c9c9ce mixed toward white.

#d2d2d6

#dbdbde

#e4e4e7

#ededef

#f6f6f7

Tones

Color #c9c9ce mixed toward gray.

#c9c9ce

#cacacd

#cbcbcc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9cd · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cd · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#c9cccc · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c9ce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9c9ce (#c9c9ce) is rgb(201, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #c9c9ce is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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