#cec9ca

Color #cec9ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cec9ca

RGB

rgb(206, 201, 202)

HSL

hsl(348, 4.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 2.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 1.9%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(81.38, 1.91, 0.12)

LCH

lch(81.38, 1.91, 3.6)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0057, 3.01)

HWB

hwb(348, 78.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cecd

Analogous

#cec9cc

#cec9ca

#cecac9

Triadic

#cec9ca

#cacec9

#c9cace

Split-complementary

#cec9ca

#c9ceca

#c9ccce

Tetradic

#cec9ca

#cecdc9

#c9cecd

#c9cace

Square

#cec9ca

#cccec9

#c9cecd

#cac9ce

Shades

Color #cec9ca mixed toward black.

#aea5a7

#8e8284

#6b6163

#474142

#242021

Tints

Color #cec9ca mixed toward white.

#d6d2d3

#dedbdc

#e7e4e4

#efeded

#f7f6f6

Tones

Color #cec9ca mixed toward gray.

#cec9ca

#cdcaca

#cdcacb

#cccbcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccca · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#cccdca · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#cecaca · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec9ca]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cec9ca (#cec9ca) is rgb(206, 201, 202) in RGB.

No, #cec9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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