What color is #C0B1BF?

#C0B1BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B1BF?

The RGB value is 192, 177, 191: 192 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B1BF?

The complementary color is #B1C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B1BF color

#C0B1BF rgb(192, 177, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B1BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 69.4% green and 74.9% blue (192, 177, 191).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#C0B1BF color codes

HEX	`#C0B1BF`
RGB	`rgb(192, 177, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 69.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, 7.88, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 9.43, 326.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.863, 46.413, 55.77)`
Decimal	`12628415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B1BF, 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 #C0B1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #C0B1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b1bf; }
.text { color: #c0b1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 177 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b1bf, #c0b1b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C0B1BF?: #C0B1BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B1BF?: The RGB value is 192, 177, 191: 192 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B1BF?: The complementary color is #B1C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.