#cec7c5

Color #cec7c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cec7c5

RGB

rgb(206, 199, 197)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 8.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 4.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 4.4%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.74, 2.07, 1.86)

LCH

lch(80.74, 2.78, 41.94)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0084, 36.73)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 77.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5ccce

Analogous

#cec5c7

#cec7c5

#cecbc5

Triadic

#cec7c5

#c5cec7

#c7c5ce

Split-complementary

#cec7c5

#c5cecb

#c5c7ce

Tetradic

#cec7c5

#cccec5

#c5ccce

#c7c5ce

Square

#cec7c5

#c7cec5

#c5ccce

#cbc5ce

Shades

Color #cec7c5 mixed toward black.

#afa4a1

#90817c

#6d605c

#49403e

#24201f

Tints

Color #cec7c5 mixed toward white.

#d6d0cf

#dedad8

#e6e3e2

#efecec

#f7f6f5

Tones

Color #cec7c5 mixed toward gray.

#cdc7c6

#ccc8c6

#ccc8c7

#cbc9c8

#cac9c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbc5 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#cbccc6 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#cec6c6 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec7c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec7c5]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#cec7c5 (#cec7c5) is rgb(206, 199, 197) in RGB.

No, #cec7c5 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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