Colour
#CBCAC7
- #CBCAC7
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CBCAC7 is a grey with RGB values 203, 202, 199 and HSL 45°, 4%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CBCAC7#CBCAC7
HEX#CBCAC7
RGBrgb(203, 202, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7922, 0.7804
RGB percentages79.6%, 79.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(45, 3.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 2%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,719
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCAC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#343538
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7C8CB
Analogous#CBC8C7, #CACBC7
Triadic#C7CBCA, #CAC7CB
Split complementary#C7CACB, #C8C7CB
Tetradic#C7CBC8, #C7C8CB, #CBC7CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G202
B199
Red203 (79.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)3.7%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G CA · B C7
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