#ccc9c9

Color #ccc9c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ccc9c9

RGB

rgb(204, 201, 201)

HSL

hsl(0, 2.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 20%)

LAB

lab(81.2, 1.03, 0.37)

LCH

lch(81.2, 1.09, 19.76)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0034, 17.35)

HWB

hwb(0, 78.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cccc

Analogous

#ccc9ca

#ccc9c9

#cccac9

Triadic

#ccc9c9

#c9ccc9

#c9c9cc

Split-complementary

#ccc9c9

#c9ccca

#c9cacc

Tetradic

#ccc9c9

#ccccc9

#c9cccc

#c9c9cc

Square

#ccc9c9

#caccc9

#c9cccc

#cac9cc

Shades

Color #ccc9c9 mixed toward black.

#aba6a6

#8a8383

#686262

#454242

#232121

Tints

Color #ccc9c9 mixed toward white.

#d4d2d2

#dddbdb

#e5e4e4

#eeeded

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #ccc9c9 mixed toward gray.

#ccc9c9

#cbc9c9

#cbcaca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbc9 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#cbcbc9 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#ccc9c9 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ccc9c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccc9c9]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ccc9c9 (#ccc9c9) is rgb(204, 201, 201) in RGB.

No, #ccc9c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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