Recognised as Colour

#CBC5C7

#CBC5C7
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#CBC5C7 is a grey with RGB values 203, 197, 199 and HSL 340°, 5%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CBC5C7#CBC5C7

HEX#CBC5C7

RGBrgb(203, 197, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7725, 0.7804

RGB percentages79.6%, 77.3%, 78%

HSLhsl(340, 5.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 3%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 3%, 2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,354,439

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC5C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#343A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C6C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C7C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CCC5C6no 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 text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.4 Light grey · ΔE 5.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1 Dark grey · ΔE 11.1 Thistle · ΔE 14 Misty rose · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.39, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5CBC9

Analogous#CBC5CA, #CBC6C5

Triadic#C7CBC5, #C5C7CB

Split complementary#C5CBC6, #C5CACB

Tetradic#CACBC5, #C5CBC9, #C6C5CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFBFB

Lighter +10%#E3E0E1

Darker −10%#B3AAAD

Darker −20%#9B8F93

Darker −30%#827579

Darker −40%#675D60

More saturated +25%#D9B7C2

Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R203

G197

B199

Red203 (79.6%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)5.45%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C5 · B C7

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CBC5C7 (chemical formula)

Formula
166.953 g/mol
14 atoms

CBC5C7 has a molar mass of 166.953 g/mol, made up of 14 atoms across 2 elements: 13 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass166.953 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule14

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.7723198 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.6070875 × 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

C93.5%

B6.5%

Carbon (C × 13)156.143 g/mol, 93.525%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 6.475%

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