Recognised as Colour

#C8C9CE

#C8C9CE
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C8C9CE is a grey with RGB values 200, 201, 206 and HSL 230°, 6%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C8C9CE#C8C9CE

HEX#C8C9CE

RGBrgb(200, 201, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7882, 0.8078

RGB percentages78.4%, 78.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(230, 5.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 2.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK2.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,158,862

CSS custom property--colour: #C8C9CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#373631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C7CACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.3 Light grey · ΔE 4.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 7.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 13 Lavender · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.26, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CECDC8

Analogous#C8CCCE, #CAC8CE

Triadic#CEC8C9, #C9CEC8

Split complementary#CECAC8, #CCCEC8

Tetradic#CEC8CC, #CECDC8, #C8CECA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFE

Lighter +10%#E3E3E6

Darker −10%#ADAFB6

Darker −20%#92949E

Darker −30%#777A86

Darker −40%#5F616B

More saturated +25%#BBC0DB

Less saturated −25%#CBCBCB

Channel breakdown

R200

G201

B206

Red200 (78.4%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)5.77%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G C9 · B CE

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C8C9Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
344.307 g/mol
18 atoms

C8C9Ce has a molar mass of 344.307 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 2 elements: 17 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass344.307 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.7173522 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.7490614 × 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

C59.3%

Ce40.7%

Carbon (C × 17)204.187 g/mol, 59.304%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 40.696%

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