Recognised as Colour

#CCDCD9

#CCDCD9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#CCDCD9 is a cyan with RGB values 204, 220, 217 and HSL 169°, 19%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CCDCD9#CCDCD9

HEX#CCDCD9

RGBrgb(204, 220, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8627, 0.851

RGB percentages80%, 86.3%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(168.7, 18.6%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.7, 7.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK7.3%, 0%, 1.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,425,881

CSS custom property--colour: #CCDCD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#332326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADAD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D8D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C8DDDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6 Light grey · ΔE 6.2 Silver · ΔE 10.6 Powder blue · ΔE 11.2 White smoke · ΔE 11.6 Alice blue · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCCCCF

Analogous#CCDCD1, #CCD7DC

Triadic#D9CCDC, #DCD9CC

Split complementary#DCCCD7, #DCD1CC

Tetradic#D1CCDC, #DCCCCF, #D7DCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAF1F0

Darker −10%#AEC7C2

Darker −20%#90B2AC

Darker −30%#719E95

Darker −40%#5A827B

More saturated +25%#C1E7E0

Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R204

G220

B217

Red204 (80%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue168.75°

Saturation (HSL)18.6%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CC · G DC · B D9

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CCdCd9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,136.111 g/mol
11 atoms

CCdCd9 has a molar mass of 1,136.111 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × C, 10 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,136.111 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8865567 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3006623 × 10^20

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

C1.1%

Cd98.9%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.057%

Cadmium (Cd × 10)1,124.1 g/mol, 98.943%

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