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Recognised as Colour

#C6BDBE

  • #C6BDBE
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C6BDBE is a grey with RGB values 198, 189, 190 and HSL 353°, 7%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C6BDBE#C6BDBE
HEX#C6BDBE
RGBrgb(198, 189, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7412, 0.7451
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(353.3, 7.3%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 4.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,702
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BDBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#394241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEBEBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C0BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8BCBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.4Light grey · ΔE 8Dark grey · ΔE 8.8Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Thistle · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.41, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC6C5
Analogous#C6BDC3, #C6C1BD
Triadic#BEC6BD, #BDBEC6
Split complementary#BDC6C1, #BDC3C6
Tetradic#C3C6BD, #BDC6C5, #C1BDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F4F4
Lighter +10%#DED8D9
Darker −10%#AEA2A3
Darker −20%#978688
Darker −30%#7E6C6E
Darker −40%#625556
More saturated +25%#D5AEB2
Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R198
G189
B190
Red198 (77.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue353.33°
Saturation (HSL)7.32%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G BD · B BE

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