Colour
#C1C5BD
- #C1C5BD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C1C5BD is a grey with RGB values 193, 197, 189 and HSL 90°, 6%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C1C5BD#C1C5BD
HEX#C1C5BD
RGBrgb(193, 197, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.7725, 0.7412
RGB percentages75.7%, 77.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(90, 6.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 4.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK2%, 0%, 4.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,699,069
CSS custom property--colour: #C1C5BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#3E3A42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1BDC5
Analogous#C5C5BD, #BDC5BD
Triadic#BDC1C5, #C5BDC1
Split complementary#BDBDC5, #C5BDC5
Tetradic#BDC5C5, #C1BDC5, #C5BDBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G197
B189
Red193 (75.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)6.45%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C1 · G C5 · B BD
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