#c9cec9

Color #c9cec9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cec9

RGB

rgb(201, 206, 201)

HSL

hsl(120, 4.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 2.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(82.26, -2.62, 1.89)

LCH

lch(82.26, 3.23, 144.19)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0088, 145.22)

HWB

hwb(120, 78.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec9ce

Analogous

#cbcec9

#c9cec9

#c9cecb

Triadic

#c9cec9

#c9c9ce

#cec9c9

Split-complementary

#c9cec9

#cbc9ce

#cec9cb

Tetradic

#c9cec9

#c9cece

#cec9ce

#cec9c9

Square

#c9cec9

#c9cbce

#cec9ce

#cecbc9

Shades

Color #c9cec9 mixed toward black.

#a5aea5

#828e82

#616b61

#414741

#202420

Tints

Color #c9cec9 mixed toward white.

#d2d6d2

#dbdedb

#e4e7e4

#edefed

#f6f7f6

Tones

Color #c9cec9 mixed toward gray.

#c9cec9

#cacdca

#cbcccb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbca · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#c9cbcb · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cec9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#c9cec9 (#c9cec9) is rgb(201, 206, 201) in RGB.

No, #c9cec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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