Colour
#C7C7C7
- #C7C7C7
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C7C7C7 is a grey with RGB values 199, 199, 199 and HSL 0°, 0%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C7C7C7#C7C7C7
HEX#C7C7C7
RGBrgb(199, 199, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7804, 0.7804
RGB percentages78%, 78%, 78%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,092,807
CSS custom property--colour: #C7C7C7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#383838
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7C7C7
Analogous#C7C7C7, #C7C7C7
Triadic#C7C7C7, #C7C7C7
Split complementary#C7C7C7, #C7C7C7
Tetradic#C7C7C7, #C7C7C7, #C7C7C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G199
B199
Red199 (78%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR C7 · G C7 · B C7
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