![Color RGB 156,156,156](images/color/rgb/156-156-156.jpg?v=1)
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Color composition
Percentage of source colors needed to create this color
RGB and CMYK are different color models: RGB is additive and it's used on screens, while CMYK is subtractive and it's used on prints. RGB uses white as a combination of all primary colors and black as the absence of light. CMYK, conversely, uses white as the natural color of the print background and black as a combination of colored inks.
RGB composition
CMYK composition
Color conversion
Representations of this color for each color space
Every color can be represented by a combination of different values with different meanings.
RGB open » | ||
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Red | Green | Blue |
61.18% | 61.18% | 61.18% |
RGB - Normalized | ||
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Red | Green | Blue |
0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 |
HSL open » | ||
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Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
0° | 0% | 61.18% |
HSL - Normalized | ||
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Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
0 | 0 | 0.61 |
HWB open » | ||
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Hue | Whiteness | Blackness |
0° | 61.18% | 38.82% |
HWB - Normalized | ||
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Hue | Whiteness | Blackness |
0 | 0.61% | 0.39% |
HSV / HSB | ||
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Hue | Saturation | Value / Brightness |
0° | 0% | 61.18% |
HSV / HSB - Normalized | ||
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Hue | Saturation | Value / Brightness |
0 | 0 | 0.61 |
CMYK open » | |||
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Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
0% | 0% | 0% | 39% |
YCbCr | ||
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Y | Cb | Cr |
0.61 | 0 | 0 |
XYZ | ||
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X | Y | Z |
31.6 | 33.25 | 36.2 |
CIE Lab | ||
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L | a | b |
64.36 | 0 | -0.01 |
Color matching
Matching colors and names
Every color is slightly different, here is a list of the most similar colors and paints that have a name
Web colors
Web Colors
Colors can be used on a website using CSS
Use one of these values interchangeably for any CSS property that accept a color as a value: color, background-color, border-color.
#9c9c9c
rgb(156, 156, 156)
hsl(0, 0%, 61%)
Tints, Shades, and Tones
Mixing black and white to change color brightness
A tint is a mixture of a color with white, this will increase lightness. A shade is a mixture with black and this increases darkness. A tone is a mixture of a color with gray, it's used to control saturation.
Tints
A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades
A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.