Colour
#C2C2BD
- #C2C2BD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C2C2BD is a grey with RGB values 194, 194, 189 and HSL 60°, 4%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C2C2BD#C2C2BD
HEX#C2C2BD
RGBrgb(194, 194, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7608, 0.7412
RGB percentages76.1%, 76.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(60, 3.9%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,763,837
CSS custom property--colour: #C2C2BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#3D3D42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBDC2
Analogous#C2C0BD, #C0C2BD
Triadic#BDC2C2, #C2BDC2
Split complementary#BDC0C2, #C0BDC2
Tetradic#BDC2C0, #BDBDC2, #C2BDC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G194
B189
Red194 (76.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.94%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C2 · G C2 · B BD
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