Colour
#CDCAC9
- #CDCAC9
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDCAC9 is a grey with RGB values 205, 202, 201 and HSL 15°, 4%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CDCAC9#CDCAC9
HEX#CDCAC9
RGBrgb(205, 202, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7922, 0.7882
RGB percentages80.4%, 79.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(15, 3.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 1.5%, 2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,793
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCAC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#323536
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9CCCD
Analogous#CDC9CA, #CDCCC9
Triadic#C9CDCA, #CAC9CD
Split complementary#C9CDCC, #C9CACD
Tetradic#CACDC9, #C9CCCD, #CCC9CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G202
B201
Red205 (80.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)3.85%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G CA · B C9
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