Colour
#C9C2C7
- #C9C2C7
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C9C2C7 is a grey with RGB values 201, 194, 199 and HSL 317°, 6%, 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
#C9C2C7#C9C2C7
HEX#C9C2C7
RGBrgb(201, 194, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7608, 0.7804
RGB percentages78.8%, 76.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(317.1, 6.1%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 3.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,222,599
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C2C7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#363D38
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2C9C4
Analogous#C8C2C9, #C9C2C3
Triadic#C7C9C2, #C2C7C9
Split complementary#C4C9C2, #C2C9C8
Tetradic#C9C7C2, #C2C9C4, #C2C3C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G194
B199
Red201 (78.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)6.09%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G C2 · B C7
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