#c9cdc9

Color #c9cdc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.64 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cdc9

RGB

rgb(201, 205, 201)

HSL

hsl(120, 3.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(82, -2.1, 1.51)

LCH

lch(82, 2.59, 144.28)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.007, 145.41)

HWB

hwb(120, 78.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc9cd

Analogous

#cbcdc9

#c9cdc9

#c9cdcb

Triadic

#c9cdc9

#c9c9cd

#cdc9c9

Split-complementary

#c9cdc9

#cbc9cd

#cdc9cb

Tetradic

#c9cdc9

#c9cdcd

#cdc9cd

#cdc9c9

Square

#c9cdc9

#c9cbcd

#cdc9cd

#cdcbc9

Shades

Color #c9cdc9 mixed toward black.

#a6aca6

#838c83

#626962

#414641

#212321

Tints

Color #c9cdc9 mixed toward white.

#d2d5d2

#dbdedb

#e4e6e4

#edeeed

#f6f7f6

Tones

Color #c9cdc9 mixed toward gray.

#c9cdc9

#caccca

#cbcbcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbca · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#cbcaca · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#c9cbcb · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cdc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cdc9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#c9cdc9 (#c9cdc9) is rgb(201, 205, 201) in RGB.

No, #c9cdc9 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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