#cec5c3

Color #cec5c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.29 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cec5c3

RGB

rgb(206, 197, 195)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 10.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 5.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 5.3%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.18, 2.78, 2.12)

LCH

lch(80.18, 3.5, 37.33)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0105, 32.18)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 76.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3ccce

Analogous

#cec3c6

#cec5c3

#cecac3

Triadic

#cec5c3

#c3cec5

#c5c3ce

Split-complementary

#cec5c3

#c3ceca

#c3c6ce

Tetradic

#cec5c3

#cccec3

#c3ccce

#c5c3ce

Square

#cec5c3

#c6cec3

#c3ccce

#cac3ce

Shades

Color #cec5c3 mixed toward black.

#b0a19e

#927e79

#6e5e5a

#4a3f3c

#251f1e

Tints

Color #cec5c3 mixed toward white.

#d6cfcd

#ded8d7

#e6e2e1

#efeceb

#f7f5f5

Tones

Color #cec5c3 mixed toward gray.

#cdc6c4

#ccc6c5

#cbc7c6

#cac7c7

#c9c8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacac3 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#cbcbc4 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#cec4c4 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec5c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec5c3]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#cec5c3 (#cec5c3) is rgb(206, 197, 195) in RGB.

No, #cec5c3 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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