What color is #C0B2BB?

#C0B2BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B2BB?

The RGB value is 192, 178, 187: 192 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B2BB?

The complementary color is #B2C0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B2BB color

#C0B2BB rgb(192, 178, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B2BB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 69.8% green and 73.3% blue (192, 178, 187).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 10% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#C0B2BB color codes

HEX	`#C0B2BB`
RGB	`rgb(192, 178, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 69.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 10%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.96, 6.6, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.96, 7.16, 337.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.627, 46.636, 53.549)`
Decimal	`12628667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B2BB, 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 #C0B2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #C0B2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b2bb; }
.text { color: #c0b2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 178 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b2bb, #c0b2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C0B2BB?: #C0B2BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B2BB?: The RGB value is 192, 178, 187: 192 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B2BB?: The complementary color is #B2C0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.