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Colour

#C9C9CF

  • #C9C9CF
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#C9C9CF is a grey with RGB values 201, 201, 207 and HSL 240°, 6%, 80%. 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

#C9C9CF#C9C9CF
HEX#C9C9CF
RGBrgb(201, 201, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7882, 0.8118
RGB percentages78.8%, 78.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(240, 5.9%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK2.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,399
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C9CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#363630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C9CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C8CACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.7Light grey · ΔE 4.7Gainsboro · ΔE 7.4Dark grey · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Lavender · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.67, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCFC9
Analogous#C9CCCF, #CCC9CF
Triadic#CFC9C9, #C9CFC9
Split complementary#CFCCC9, #CCCFC9
Tetradic#CFC9CC, #CFCFC9, #C9CFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E4E7
Darker −10%#AEAEB7
Darker −20%#93939F
Darker −30%#787887
Darker −40%#60606C
More saturated +25%#BCBCDC
Less saturated −25%#CCCCCC

Channel breakdown

R201
G201
B207
Red201 (78.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G C9 · B CF

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