Colour
#C9C7C8
- #C9C7C8
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C9C7C8 is a grey with RGB values 201, 199, 200 and HSL 330°, 2%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C9C7C8#C9C7C8
HEX#C9C7C8
RGBrgb(201, 199, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7804, 0.7843
RGB percentages78.8%, 78%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(330, 1.8%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 0.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,223,880
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C7C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#363837
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7C9C8
Analogous#C9C7C9, #C9C7C7
Triadic#C8C9C7, #C7C8C9
Split complementary#C7C9C7, #C7C9C9
Tetradic#C9C9C7, #C7C9C8, #C7C7C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G199
B200
Red201 (78.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)1.82%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G C7 · B C8
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