#c9cece

Color #c9cece

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 2.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cece

RGB

rgb(201, 206, 206)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(82.39, -1.71, -0.6)

LCH

lch(82.39, 1.81, 199.33)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.0055, 196.8)

HWB

hwb(180, 78.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec9c9

Analogous

#c9cecb

#c9cece

#c9cbce

Triadic

#c9cece

#cec9ce

#cecec9

Split-complementary

#c9cece

#cec9cb

#cecbc9

Tetradic

#c9cece

#c9c9ce

#cec9c9

#cecec9

Square

#c9cece

#cbc9ce

#cec9c9

#cbcec9

Shades

Color #c9cece mixed toward black.

#a5aeae

#828e8e

#616b6b

#414747

#202424

Tints

Color #c9cece mixed toward white.

#d2d6d6

#dbdede

#e4e7e7

#edefef

#f6f7f7

Tones

Color #c9cece mixed toward gray.

#c9cece

#cacdcd

#cbcccc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbce · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#cbcbce · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#c9cece · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cece;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cece]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#c9cece (#c9cece) is rgb(201, 206, 206) in RGB.

No, #c9cece 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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