Colour
#C8CACB
- #C8CACB
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#C8CACB is a grey with RGB values 200, 202, 203 and HSL 200°, 3%, 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
#C8CACB#C8CACB
HEX#C8CACB
RGBrgb(200, 202, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7922, 0.7961
RGB percentages78.4%, 79.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(200, 2.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK1.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,159,115
CSS custom property--colour: #C8CACB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#373534
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBC9C8
Analogous#C8CBCB, #C8C9CB
Triadic#CBC8CA, #CACBC8
Split complementary#CBC8C9, #CBCBC8
Tetradic#CBC8CB, #CBC9C8, #C9CBC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G202
B203
Red200 (78.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)2.8%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G CA · B CB
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