Recognised as Colour

#C7C3C6

#C7C3C6
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C7C3C6 is a grey with RGB values 199, 195, 198 and HSL 315°, 3%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C7C3C6#C7C3C6

HEX#C7C3C6

RGBrgb(199, 195, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7647, 0.7765

RGB percentages78%, 76.5%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(315, 3.4%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315, 2%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 2%, 0.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,091,782

CSS custom property--colour: #C7C3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#383C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C4C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C4C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C7C3C4no 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 text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 2.6 Light grey · ΔE 5.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.8 Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Thistle · ΔE 14 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 2.64, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3C7C4

Analogous#C6C3C7, #C7C3C4

Triadic#C6C7C3, #C3C6C7

Split complementary#C4C7C3, #C3C7C6

Tetradic#C7C6C3, #C3C7C4, #C3C4C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F8

Lighter +10%#E0DDDF

Darker −10%#AEA9AD

Darker −20%#968E94

Darker −30%#7D747B

Darker −40%#625C61

More saturated +25%#D6B4CD

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R199

G195

B198

Red199 (78%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue315°

Saturation (HSL)3.45%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G C3 · B C6

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Harmonies

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C7C3C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
192.176 g/mol
16 atoms

C7C3C6 has a molar mass of 192.176 g/mol, made up of 16 atoms across 1 element: 16 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass192.176 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule16

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule3.1911576 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.1336591 × 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 × 16)192.176 g/mol, 100%

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