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Colour

#CCC6C8

  • #CCC6C8
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#CCC6C8 is a grey with RGB values 204, 198, 200 and HSL 340°, 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

#CCC6C8#CCC6C8
HEX#CCC6C8
RGBrgb(204, 198, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7765, 0.7843
RGB percentages80%, 77.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(340, 5.6%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 2.9%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,420,232
CSS custom property--colour: #CCC6C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#333937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C7C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C8C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CDC6C7no 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 text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.6Light grey · ΔE 4.8Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Thistle · ΔE 14Misty rose · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6CCCA
Analogous#CCC6CB, #CCC7C6
Triadic#C8CCC6, #C6C8CC
Split complementary#C6CCC7, #C6CBCC
Tetradic#CBCCC6, #C6CCCA, #C7C6CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFC
Lighter +10%#E4E1E2
Darker −10%#B4ABAE
Darker −20%#9C9094
Darker −30%#83767A
Darker −40%#695E61
More saturated +25%#DAB9C3
Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R204
G198
B200
Red204 (80%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)5.56%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G C6 · B C8

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