Colour
#CDCDCB
- #CDCDCB
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDCDCB is a grey with RGB values 205, 205, 203 and HSL 60°, 2%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CDCDCB#CDCDCB
HEX#CDCDCB
RGBrgb(205, 205, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.7961
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(60, 2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,563
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCDCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#323234
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBCBCD
Analogous#CDCCCB, #CCCDCB
Triadic#CBCDCD, #CDCBCD
Split complementary#CBCCCD, #CCCBCD
Tetradic#CBCDCC, #CBCBCD, #CDCBCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G205
B203
Red205 (80.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.96%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B CB
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