What color is #C9C0BB?

#C9C0BB is a light, grayish orange known as Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Worn Silver?

The RGB value is 201, 192, 187: 201 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Worn Silver?

The complementary color is #BBC4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Worn Silver color: hex code #C9C0BB

#C9C0BB rgb(201, 192, 187)

Shades of gray

Worn Silver has the hex code #C9C0BB. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (201, 192, 187).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

Worn Silver (#C9C0BB) color codes

HEX	`#C9C0BB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 192, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 75.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.29, 2.27, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.29, 4.29, 58.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.906, 53.705, 54.636)`
Decimal	`13222075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Worn Silver, 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 #C9C0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #C9C0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c0bb; }
.text { color: #c9c0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 192 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c0bb, #c9c7bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #C9C0BB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C9C0BB?: #C9C0BB is a light, grayish orange known as Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Worn Silver?: The RGB value is 201, 192, 187: 201 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Worn Silver?: The complementary color is #BBC4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.