#c9cccc

Color #c9cccc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 2.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cccc

RGB

rgb(201, 204, 204)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.5%, 80%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(81.82, -1.03, -0.36)

LCH

lch(81.82, 1.09, 199.27)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0034, 197.35)

HWB

hwb(180, 78.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc9c9

Analogous

#c9ccca

#c9cccc

#c9cacc

Triadic

#c9cccc

#ccc9cc

#ccccc9

Split-complementary

#c9cccc

#ccc9ca

#cccac9

Tetradic

#c9cccc

#c9c9cc

#ccc9c9

#ccccc9

Square

#c9cccc

#cac9cc

#ccc9c9

#caccc9

Shades

Color #c9cccc mixed toward black.

#a6abab

#838a8a

#626868

#424545

#212323

Tints

Color #c9cccc mixed toward white.

#d2d4d4

#dbdddd

#e4e5e5

#edeeee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c9cccc mixed toward gray.

#c9cccc

#c9cbcb

#cacbcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacacc · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#cacacc · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#c9cccc · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cccc]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#c9cccc (#c9cccc) is rgb(201, 204, 204) in RGB.

No, #c9cccc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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