Recognised as Colour

#C4C6C5

#C4C6C5
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C4C6C5 is a grey with RGB values 196, 198, 197 and HSL 150°, 2%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C4C6C5#C4C6C5

HEX#C4C6C5

RGBrgb(196, 198, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7765, 0.7725

RGB percentages76.9%, 77.6%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(150, 1.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150, 1%, 77.6%)

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

24-bit integer12,895,941

CSS custom property--colour: #C4C6C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#3B393A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C5C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 2.2 Light grey · ΔE 4.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1 Dark grey · ΔE 10.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5 Light blue · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 2.2, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6C4C5

Analogous#C4C6C4, #C4C6C6

Triadic#C5C4C6, #C6C5C4

Split complementary#C6C4C6, #C6C4C4

Tetradic#C4C4C6, #C6C4C5, #C6C6C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F8

Lighter +10%#DEDFDF

Darker −10%#AAADAC

Darker −20%#909492

Darker −30%#767B79

Darker −40%#5D615F

More saturated +25%#B6D5C5

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R196

G198

B197

Red196 (76.9%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue150°

Saturation (HSL)1.72%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C4 · G C6 · B C5

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Harmonies

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C4C6C5 (chemical formula)

Formula
180.165 g/mol
15 atoms

C4C6C5 has a molar mass of 180.165 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 1 element: 15 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass180.165 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.9917102 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.3425697 × 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 × 15)180.165 g/mol, 100%

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