Recognised as Colour
#CCCCCC
- #CCCCCC
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CCCCCC is a grey with RGB values 204, 204, 204 and HSL 0°, 0%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CCCCCC#CCCCCC
HEX#CCCCCC
HEX (short)#CCC
RGBrgb(204, 204, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8, 0.8
RGB percentages80%, 80%, 80%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,421,772
CSS custom property--colour: #CCCCCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#333333
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCCCCC
Analogous#CCCCCC, #CCCCCC
Triadic#CCCCCC, #CCCCCC
Split complementary#CCCCCC, #CCCCCC
Tetradic#CCCCCC, #CCCCCC, #CCCCCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G204
B204
Red204 (80%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR CC · G CC · B CC
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