Colour
#C9CECE
- #C9CECE
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#C9CECE is a grey with RGB values 201, 206, 206 and HSL 180°, 5%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#C9CECE#C9CECE
HEX#C9CECE
RGBrgb(201, 206, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8078, 0.8078
RGB percentages78.8%, 80.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(180, 4.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 2.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK2.4%, 0%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,225,678
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CECE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#363131
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEC9C9
Analogous#C9CECC, #C9CCCE
Triadic#CEC9CE, #CECEC9
Split complementary#CEC9CC, #CECCC9
Tetradic#CCC9CE, #CEC9C9, #CCCEC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G206
B206
Red201 (78.8%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)4.85%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR C9 · G CE · B CE
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page