Recognised as Colour

#C6C6C6

#C6C6C6
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C6C6C6 is a grey with RGB values 198, 198, 198 and HSL 0°, 0%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C6C6C6#C6C6C6

HEX#C6C6C6

RGBrgb(198, 198, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7765, 0.7765

RGB percentages77.6%, 77.6%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,027,014

CSS custom property--colour: #C6C6C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#393939

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C6C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C6C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#C6C6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 2.2 Light grey · ΔE 4.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9 Dark grey · ΔE 10.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3 Lavender · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 2.18, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6C6C6

Analogous#C6C6C6, #C6C6C6

Triadic#C6C6C6, #C6C6C6

Split complementary#C6C6C6, #C6C6C6

Tetradic#C6C6C6, #C6C6C6, #C6C6C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F9F9

Lighter +10%#E0E0E0

Darker −10%#ADADAD

Darker −20%#939393

Darker −30%#7A7A7A

Darker −40%#606060

More saturated +25%#D4B8B8

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R198

G198

B198

Red198 (77.6%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR C6 · G C6 · B C6

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Harmonies

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C6C6C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
216.198 g/mol
18 atoms

C6C6C6 has a molar mass of 216.198 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 1 element: 18 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass216.198 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.5900523 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7854748 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 18)216.198 g/mol, 100%

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