Colour
#CDC9CA
- #CDC9CA
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDC9CA is a grey with RGB values 205, 201, 202 and HSL 345°, 4%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CDC9CA#CDC9CA
HEX#CDC9CA
RGBrgb(205, 201, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7882, 0.7922
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(345, 3.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 1.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,538
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC9CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#323635
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9CDCC
Analogous#CDC9CC, #CDCAC9
Triadic#CACDC9, #C9CACD
Split complementary#C9CDCA, #C9CCCD
Tetradic#CCCDC9, #C9CDCC, #CAC9CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G201
B202
Red205 (80.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)3.85%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C9 · B CA
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