Colour

#C9CCC8

#C9CCC8
Grey
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#C9CCC8 is a grey with RGB values 201, 204, 200 and HSL 105°, 4%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#C9CCC8#C9CCC8

HEX#C9CCC8

RGBrgb(201, 204, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8, 0.7843

RGB percentages78.8%, 80%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(105, 3.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(105, 2%, 80%)

CMYK1.5%, 0%, 2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,160

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#363337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCCBC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCCBC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C9CCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 3.7 Silver · ΔE 4.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5 Dark grey · ΔE 12.7 Linen · ΔE 14.7 White smoke · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.72, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBC8CC

Analogous#CBCCC8, #C8CCC9

Triadic#C8C9CC, #CCC8C9

Split complementary#C9C8CC, #CCC8CB

Tetradic#C8CBCC, #CBC8CC, #CCC9C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDFD

Lighter +10%#E3E5E2

Darker −10%#AFB3AE

Darker −20%#959B93

Darker −30%#7B8279

Darker −40%#626860

More saturated +25%#C2D9BB

Less saturated −25%#CACACA

Channel breakdown

R201

G204

B200

Red201 (78.8%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue105°

Saturation (HSL)3.77%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C9 · G CC · B C8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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