Colour
#C9C8CC
- #C9C8CC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C9C8CC is a grey with RGB values 201, 200, 204 and HSL 255°, 4%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C9C8CC#C9C8CC
HEX#C9C8CC
RGBrgb(201, 200, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7843, 0.8
RGB percentages78.8%, 78.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(255, 3.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 2%, 80%)
CMYK1.5%, 2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,140
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C8CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#363733
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBCCC8
Analogous#C8C9CC, #CBC8CC
Triadic#CCC9C8, #C8CCC9
Split complementary#CCCBC8, #C9CCC8
Tetradic#CCC8C9, #CBCCC8, #C8CCCB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G200
B204
Red201 (78.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)3.77%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G C8 · B CC
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