Colour

#C3CECC

#C3CECC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#C3CECC is a cyan with RGB values 195, 206, 204 and HSL 169°, 10%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#C3CECC#C3CECC

HEX#C3CECC

RGBrgb(195, 206, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.8078, 0.8

RGB percentages76.5%, 80.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(169.1, 10.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 5.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK5.3%, 0%, 1%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,832,460

CSS custom property--colour: #C3CECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#3C3133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDCDCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBCBCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0CFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.9 Silver · ΔE 5.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 7.2 Light blue · ΔE 13.2 Powder blue · ΔE 13.3 Dark grey · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.91, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC3C5

Analogous#C3CEC7, #C3CBCE

Triadic#CCC3CE, #CECCC3

Split complementary#CEC3CB, #CEC7C3

Tetradic#C7C3CE, #CEC3C5, #CBCEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCFC

Lighter +10%#DFE5E4

Darker −10%#A7B7B4

Darker −20%#8BA09C

Darker −30%#6F8984

Darker −40%#596C69

More saturated +25%#B5DCD5

Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R195

G206

B204

Red195 (76.5%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue169.09°

Saturation (HSL)10.09%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C3 · G CE · B CC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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