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Colour

#C9CFCD

  • #C9CFCD
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#C9CFCD is a grey with RGB values 201, 207, 205 and HSL 160°, 6%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#C9CFCD#C9CFCD
HEX#C9CFCD
RGBrgb(201, 207, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8118, 0.8039
RGB percentages78.8%, 81.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(160, 5.9%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 2.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,225,933
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#363032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C8CFCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 3.1Silver · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 5.7Dark grey · ΔE 13.6White smoke · ΔE 14.1Linen · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 3.11, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC9CB
Analogous#C9CFCA, #C9CECF
Triadic#CDC9CF, #CFCDC9
Split complementary#CFC9CE, #CFCAC9
Tetradic#CAC9CF, #CFC9CB, #CECFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E7E6
Darker −10%#AEB7B4
Darker −20%#939F9B
Darker −30%#788782
Darker −40%#606C68
More saturated +25%#BCDCD1
Less saturated −25%#CCCCCC

Channel breakdown

R201
G207
B205
Red201 (78.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G CF · B CD

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