Colour

#C5C7CB

#C5C7CB
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C5C7CB is a grey with RGB values 197, 199, 203 and HSL 220°, 5%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C5C7CB#C5C7CB

HEX#C5C7CB

RGBrgb(197, 199, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7804, 0.7961

RGB percentages77.3%, 78%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(220, 5.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 3%, 79.6%)

CMYK3%, 2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,961,739

CSS custom property--colour: #C5C7CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#3A3834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C7CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#C4C8C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.3 Light grey · ΔE 4.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9 Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2 Lavender · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.35, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBC9C5

Analogous#C5CACB, #C6C5CB

Triadic#CBC5C7, #C7CBC5

Split complementary#CBC6C5, #CACBC5

Tetradic#CBC5CA, #CBC9C5, #C5CBC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFBFB

Lighter +10%#E0E1E3

Darker −10%#AAADB3

Darker −20%#8F939B

Darker −30%#757982

Darker −40%#5D6067

More saturated +25%#B7C2D9

Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R197

G199

B203

Red197 (77.3%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)5.45%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G C7 · B CB

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Colour values

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