Recognised as Colour
#C5C6C0
- #C5C6C0
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C5C6C0 is a grey with RGB values 197, 198, 192 and HSL 70°, 5%, 76%. 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
#C5C6C0#C5C6C0
HEX#C5C6C0
RGBrgb(197, 198, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7765, 0.7529
RGB percentages77.3%, 77.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(70, 5%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70, 3%, 77.6%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 3%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,961,472
CSS custom property--colour: #C5C6C0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#3A393F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1C0C6
Analogous#C6C4C0, #C2C6C0
Triadic#C0C5C6, #C6C0C5
Split complementary#C0C2C6, #C4C0C6
Tetradic#C0C6C4, #C1C0C6, #C6C0C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G198
B192
Red197 (77.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue70°
Saturation (HSL)5%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G C6 · B C0
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