Recognised as Colour

#C3C5C6

#C3C5C6
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C3C5C6 is a grey with RGB values 195, 197, 198 and HSL 200°, 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

#C3C5C6#C3C5C6

HEX#C3C5C6

RGBrgb(195, 197, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7725, 0.7765

RGB percentages76.5%, 77.3%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(200, 2.6%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK1.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,830,150

CSS custom property--colour: #C3C5C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#3C3A39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4C5C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C4C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C2C5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 1.9 Light grey · ΔE 5.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.4 Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5 Light blue · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 1.91, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6C4C3

Analogous#C3C6C5, #C3C4C6

Triadic#C6C3C5, #C5C6C3

Split complementary#C6C3C4, #C6C6C3

Tetradic#C5C3C6, #C6C4C3, #C3C6C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F8F8

Lighter +10%#DDDEDF

Darker −10%#A9ACAD

Darker −20%#8F9294

Darker −30%#75797B

Darker −40%#5C5F61

More saturated +25%#B4CAD5

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R195

G197

B198

Red195 (76.5%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)2.56%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G C5 · B C6

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Harmonies

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C3C5C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
168.154 g/mol
14 atoms

C3C5C6 has a molar mass of 168.154 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 1 element: 14 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass168.154 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.7922629 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.5813247 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 14)168.154 g/mol, 100%

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