Recognised as Colour

#C5C1CA

#C5C1CA
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C5C1CA is a grey with RGB values 197, 193, 202 and HSL 267°, 8%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C5C1CA#C5C1CA

HEX#C5C1CA

RGBrgb(197, 193, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7569, 0.7922

RGB percentages77.3%, 75.7%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(266.7, 7.8%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 4.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK2.5%, 4.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,960,202

CSS custom property--colour: #C5C1CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#3A3E35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C2CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C3CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.1 Light grey · ΔE 7.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4 Dark grey · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 11.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 12

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6CAC1

Analogous#C1C2CA, #CAC1CA

Triadic#CAC5C1, #C1CAC5

Split complementary#CACAC1, #C1CAC1

Tetradic#CAC1C2, #C6CAC1, #C1CACA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F9

Lighter +10%#DFDCE2

Darker −10%#ABA6B2

Darker −20%#928A9B

Darker −30%#787082

Darker −40%#5F5867

More saturated +25%#C3B3D8

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R197

G193

B202

Red197 (77.3%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue266.67°

Saturation (HSL)7.83%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G C1 · B CA

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C5C1Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
112.144 g/mol
7 atoms

C5C1Ca has a molar mass of 112.144 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass112.144 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8621949 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.3700071 × 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

C64.3%

Ca35.7%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 64.262%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 35.738%

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