Colour
#C7BBBB
- #C7BBBB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C7BBBB is a red with RGB values 199, 187, 187 and HSL 0°, 10%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C7BBBB#C7BBBB
HEX#C7BBBB
RGBrgb(199, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages78%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(0, 9.7%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 6%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,089,723
CSS custom property--colour: #C7BBBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#384444
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBC7C7
Analogous#C7BBC1, #C7C1BB
Triadic#BBC7BB, #BBBBC7
Split complementary#BBC7C1, #BBC1C7
Tetradic#C1C7BB, #BBC7C7, #C1BBC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G187
B187
Red199 (78%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G BB · B BB
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