#cac9ca

Color #cac9ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.43 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cac9ca

RGB

rgb(202, 201, 202)

HSL

hsl(300, 0.9%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 0.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(81.07, 0.53, -0.38)

LCH

lch(81.07, 0.65, 324.36)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0017, 324.46)

HWB

hwb(300, 78.8%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cac9

Analogous

#c9c9ca

#cac9ca

#cac9c9

Triadic

#cac9ca

#cacac9

#c9caca

Split-complementary

#cac9ca

#c9cac9

Tetradic

#cac9ca

#cac9c9

#c9cac9

#c9caca

Square

#cac9ca

#cac9c9

#c9cac9

#c9c9ca

Shades

Color #cac9ca mixed toward black.

#a9a7a9

#878587

#666466

#444344

#222122

Tints

Color #cac9ca mixed toward white.

#d3d2d3

#dcdbdc

#e4e4e4

#ededed

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #cac9ca mixed toward gray.

#cac9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacaca · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#cacaca · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#cacaca · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 0.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac9ca]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#cac9ca (#cac9ca) is rgb(202, 201, 202) in RGB.

No, #cac9ca 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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