Colour
#C8CACA
- #C8CACA
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#C8CACA is a grey with RGB values 200, 202, 202 and HSL 180°, 2%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#C8CACA#C8CACA
HEX#C8CACA
RGBrgb(200, 202, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7922, 0.7922
RGB percentages78.4%, 79.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(180, 1.9%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 1%, 79.2%)
CMYK1%, 0%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,159,114
CSS custom property--colour: #C8CACA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#373535
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAC8C8
Analogous#C8CAC9, #C8C9CA
Triadic#CAC8CA, #CACAC8
Split complementary#CAC8C9, #CAC9C8
Tetradic#C9C8CA, #CAC8C8, #C9CAC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G202
B202
Red200 (78.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)1.85%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR C8 · G CA · B CA
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