#c9ccd0

Color #c9ccd0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.54 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ccd0

RGB

rgb(201, 204, 208)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 6.9%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 3.4%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(81.92, -0.28, -2.34)

LCH

lch(81.92, 2.36, 263.18)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0065, 255.75)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 78.8%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0cdc9

Analogous

#c9cfd0

#c9ccd0

#cac9d0

Triadic

#c9ccd0

#d0c9cc

#ccd0c9

Split-complementary

#c9ccd0

#d0cac9

#cfd0c9

Tetradic

#c9ccd0

#cdc9d0

#d0cdc9

#ccd0c9

Square

#c9ccd0

#d0c9cf

#d0cdc9

#c9d0ca

Shades

Color #c9ccd0 mixed toward black.

#a5aab0

#808791

#5f656d

#3f4349

#202224

Tints

Color #c9ccd0 mixed toward white.

#d2d5d8

#dbdde0

#e4e6e7

#edeeef

#f6f7f7

Tones

Color #c9ccd0 mixed toward gray.

#cacccf

#cbccce

#cccccd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacacf · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#cacacf · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#c9cece · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ccd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ccd0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9ccd0 (#c9ccd0) is rgb(201, 204, 208) in RGB.

No, #c9ccd0 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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