Colour
#CDCCC9
- #CDCCC9
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDCCC9 is a grey with RGB values 205, 204, 201 and HSL 45°, 4%, 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
#CDCCC9#CDCCC9
HEX#CDCCC9
RGBrgb(205, 204, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8, 0.7882
RGB percentages80.4%, 80%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(45, 3.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,305
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCCC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60382WCAG 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#323336
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#C9CACD
Analogous#CDCAC9, #CCCDC9
Triadic#C9CDCC, #CCC9CD
Split complementary#C9CCCD, #CAC9CD
Tetradic#C9CDCA, #C9CACD, #CDC9CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G204
B201
Red205 (80.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)3.85%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G CC · B C9
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