Recognised as Colour
#C4BDBD
- #C4BDBD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C4BDBD is a grey with RGB values 196, 189, 189 and HSL 0°, 6%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C4BDBD#C4BDBD
HEX#C4BDBD
RGBrgb(196, 189, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7412, 0.7412
RGB percentages76.9%, 74.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(0, 5.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 3.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 3.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,629
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BDBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#3B4242
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDC4C4
Analogous#C4BDC1, #C4C1BD
Triadic#BDC4BD, #BDBDC4
Split complementary#BDC4C1, #BDC1C4
Tetradic#C1C4BD, #BDC4C4, #C1BDC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G189
B189
Red196 (76.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)5.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G BD · B BD
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