#c9ccc8

Color #c9ccc8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.73 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ccc8

RGB

rgb(201, 204, 200)

HSL

hsl(105, 3.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(105, 2%, 80%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(81.71, -1.76, 1.63)

LCH

lch(81.71, 2.4, 137.2)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0064, 137.54)

HWB

hwb(105, 78.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc8cc

Analogous

#cbccc8

#c9ccc8

#c8ccc9

Triadic

#c9ccc8

#c8c9cc

#ccc8c9

Split-complementary

#c9ccc8

#c9c8cc

#ccc8cb

Tetradic

#c9ccc8

#c8cccb

#cbc8cc

#ccc8c9

Square

#c9ccc8

#c8cbcc

#cbc8cc

#ccc9c8

Shades

Color #c9ccc8 mixed toward black.

#a7aca5

#848b82

#636961

#424641

#212320

Tints

Color #c9ccc8 mixed toward white.

#d2d4d1

#dbddda

#e4e5e3

#edeeed

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c9ccc8 mixed toward gray.

#c9ccc8

#c9cbc9

#cacbc9

#cacaca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacac9 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#cacac9 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#c9caca · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ccc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ccc8]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#c9ccc8 (#c9ccc8) is rgb(201, 204, 200) in RGB.

No, #c9ccc8 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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