Colour
#C3C5C2
- #C3C5C2
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C3C5C2 is a grey with RGB values 195, 197, 194 and HSL 100°, 3%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C3C5C2#C3C5C2
HEX#C3C5C2
RGBrgb(195, 197, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7725, 0.7608
RGB percentages76.5%, 77.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(100, 2.5%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 1.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK1%, 0%, 1.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,830,146
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C5C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#3C3A3D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4C2C5
Analogous#C5C5C2, #C2C5C3
Triadic#C2C3C5, #C5C2C3
Split complementary#C3C2C5, #C5C2C4
Tetradic#C2C4C5, #C4C2C5, #C5C3C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G197
B194
Red195 (76.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)2.52%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C3 · G C5 · B C2
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