Colour
#C5C5C2
- #C5C5C2
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C5C5C2 is a grey with RGB values 197, 197, 194 and HSL 60°, 3%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C5C5C2#C5C5C2
HEX#C5C5C2
RGBrgb(197, 197, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7725, 0.7608
RGB percentages77.3%, 77.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(60, 2.5%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,961,218
CSS custom property--colour: #C5C5C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#3A3A3D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2C2C5
Analogous#C5C3C2, #C3C5C2
Triadic#C2C5C5, #C5C2C5
Split complementary#C2C3C5, #C3C2C5
Tetradic#C2C5C3, #C2C2C5, #C5C2C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G197
B194
Red197 (77.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)2.52%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C5 · G C5 · B C2
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