Recognised as Colour
#C9CDD0
- #C9CDD0
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#C9CDD0 is a grey with RGB values 201, 205, 208 and HSL 206°, 7%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#C9CDD0#C9CDD0
HEX#C9CDD0
RGBrgb(201, 205, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8039, 0.8157
RGB percentages78.8%, 80.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(205.7, 6.9%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 3.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 1.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,225,424
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CDD0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#36322F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0CCC9
Analogous#C9D0D0, #C9CAD0
Triadic#D0C9CD, #CDD0C9
Split complementary#D0C9CA, #D0D0C9
Tetradic#D0C9D0, #D0CCC9, #CAD0C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G205
B208
Red201 (78.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)6.93%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G CD · B D0
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