Recognised as Colour

#CCC6C5

#CCC6C5
Grey
Light
Nearest: Silver

#CCC6C5 is a grey with RGB values 204, 198, 197 and HSL 9°, 6%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CCC6C5#CCC6C5

HEX#CCC6C5

RGBrgb(204, 198, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7765, 0.7725

RGB percentages80%, 77.6%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(8.6, 6.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 3.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 3.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,420,229

CSS custom property--colour: #CCC6C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#33393A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C8C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CEC5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.5 Light grey · ΔE 4.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8 Dark grey · ΔE 11.3 Misty rose · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.47, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5CBCC

Analogous#CCC5C8, #CCCAC5

Triadic#C5CCC6, #C6C5CC

Split complementary#C5CCCA, #C5C8CC

Tetradic#C8CCC5, #C5CBCC, #CAC5CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFBFB

Lighter +10%#E4E1E0

Darker −10%#B4ABAA

Darker −20%#9C918F

Darker −30%#847674

Darker −40%#695E5C

More saturated +25%#DABCB7

Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R204

G198

B197

Red204 (80%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)6.42%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G C6 · B C5

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Harmonies

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CCC6C5 (chemical formula)

Formula
156.143 g/mol
13 atoms

CCC6C5 has a molar mass of 156.143 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 1 element: 13 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass156.143 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule2.5928155 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8568112 × 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

C100%

Carbon (C × 13)156.143 g/mol, 100%

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