Colour
#C9CBCC
- #C9CBCC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#C9CBCC is a grey with RGB values 201, 203, 204 and HSL 200°, 3%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#C9CBCC#C9CBCC
HEX#C9CBCC
RGBrgb(201, 203, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7961, 0.8
RGB percentages78.8%, 79.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(200, 2.9%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.5%, 80%)
CMYK1.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,908
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CBCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#363433
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCCAC9
Analogous#C9CCCC, #C9CACC
Triadic#CCC9CB, #CBCCC9
Split complementary#CCC9CA, #CCCCC9
Tetradic#CCC9CC, #CCCAC9, #CACCC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G203
B204
Red201 (78.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)2.86%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G CB · B CC
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