Colour
#C9C9CA
- #C9C9CA
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C9C9CA is a grey with RGB values 201, 201, 202 and HSL 240°, 1%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C9C9CA#C9C9CA
HEX#C9C9CA
RGBrgb(201, 201, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7882, 0.7922
RGB percentages78.8%, 78.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(240, 0.9%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 0.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,394
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C9CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#363635
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 text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CACAC9
Analogous#C9CACA, #CAC9CA
Triadic#CAC9C9, #C9CAC9
Split complementary#CACAC9, #CACAC9
Tetradic#CAC9CA, #CACAC9, #C9CACA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G201
B202
Red201 (78.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)0.93%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G C9 · B CA
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