Colour
#C6BFBF
- #C6BFBF
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C6BFBF is a grey with RGB values 198, 191, 191 and HSL 0°, 6%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C6BFBF#C6BFBF
HEX#C6BFBF
RGBrgb(198, 191, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.749, 0.749
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(0, 5.8%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 3.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 3.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,025,215
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BFBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#394040
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFC6C6
Analogous#C6BFC3, #C6C3BF
Triadic#BFC6BF, #BFBFC6
Split complementary#BFC6C3, #BFC3C6
Tetradic#C3C6BF, #BFC6C6, #C3BFC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G191
B191
Red198 (77.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)5.79%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G BF · B BF
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