Colour
#C3C7CD
- #C3C7CD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C3C7CD is a blue with RGB values 195, 199, 205 and HSL 216°, 9%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C3C7CD#C3C7CD
HEX#C3C7CD
RGBrgb(195, 199, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7804, 0.8039
RGB percentages76.5%, 78%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(216, 9.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 4.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK4.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,830,669
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C7CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#3C3832
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDC9C3
Analogous#C3CCCD, #C4C3CD
Triadic#CDC3C7, #C7CDC3
Split complementary#CDC4C3, #CCCDC3
Tetradic#CDC3CC, #CDC9C3, #C3CDC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G199
B205
Red195 (76.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G C7 · B CD
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