Colour
#CBCBC8
- #CBCBC8
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CBCBC8 is a grey with RGB values 203, 203, 200 and HSL 60°, 3%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CBCBC8#CBCBC8
HEX#CBCBC8
RGBrgb(203, 203, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7961, 0.7843
RGB percentages79.6%, 79.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(60, 2.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,976
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCBC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#343437
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8C8CB
Analogous#CBCAC8, #CACBC8
Triadic#C8CBCB, #CBC8CB
Split complementary#C8CACB, #CAC8CB
Tetradic#C8CBCA, #C8C8CB, #CBC8CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G203
B200
Red203 (79.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)2.8%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR CB · G CB · B C8
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