Colour
#CDCDCD
- #CDCDCD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDCDCD is a grey with RGB values 205, 205, 205 and HSL 0°, 0%, 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
#CDCDCD#CDCDCD
HEX#CDCDCD
RGBrgb(205, 205, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.8039
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,565
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCDCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#323232
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 text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDCDCD
Analogous#CDCDCD, #CDCDCD
Triadic#CDCDCD, #CDCDCD
Split complementary#CDCDCD, #CDCDCD
Tetradic#CDCDCD, #CDCDCD, #CDCDCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G205
B205
Red205 (80.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B CD
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