Recognised as Colour

#C9CDBE

#C9CDBE
Green
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#C9CDBE is a green with RGB values 201, 205, 190 and HSL 76°, 13%, 77%. 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

#C9CDBE#C9CDBE

HEX#C9CDBE

RGBrgb(201, 205, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8039, 0.7451

RGB percentages78.8%, 80.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(76, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(76, 7.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK2%, 0%, 7.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,225,406

CSS custom property--colour: #C9CDBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1

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

Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#363241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFCBBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFCBBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CBCBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.6 Silver · ΔE 9 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1 Antique white · ΔE 14.1 Linen · ΔE 14.8 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2BECD

Analogous#CDCABE, #C2CDBE

Triadic#BEC9CD, #CDBEC9

Split complementary#BEC2CD, #CABECD

Tetradic#BECDCA, #C2BECD, #CDBEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F9F8

Lighter +10%#E1E3DB

Darker −10%#B1B7A1

Darker −20%#99A184

Darker −30%#808969

Darker −40%#656C53

More saturated +25%#D0DBB0

Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R201

G205

B190

Red201 (78.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue76°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C9 · G CD · B BE

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C9CdBe (chemical formula)

Formula
229.5212 g/mol
11 atoms

C9CdBe has a molar mass of 229.5212 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × C, 1 × Cd, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass229.5212 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.8112892 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.6237841 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C47.1%

Cd49%

Be3.9%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 47.098%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 48.976%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 3.927%

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