What color is #C2C0BA?

#C2C0BA is a light gray known as Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silverplate?

The RGB value is 194, 192, 186: 194 red, 192 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silverplate?

The complementary color is #BABCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silverplate color: hex code #C2C0BA

#C2C0BA rgb(194, 192, 186)

Shades of gray

Silverplate has the hex code #C2C0BA. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 75.3% green and 72.9% blue (194, 192, 186).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

Silverplate (#C2C0BA) color codes

HEX	`#C2C0BA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 192, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 75.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.71, -0.39, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.71, 3.29, 96.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.959, 52.714, 53.988)`
Decimal	`12763322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silverplate, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C2C0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C2C0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c0ba; }
.text { color: #c2c0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 192 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c0ba, #c0c2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #C2C0BA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C2C0BA?: #C2C0BA is a light gray known as Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silverplate?: The RGB value is 194, 192, 186: 194 red, 192 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silverplate?: The complementary color is #BABCC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.