What color is #C0B5BF?

#C0B5BF 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 #C0B5BF?

The RGB value is 192, 181, 191: 192 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B5BF?

The complementary color is #B5C0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B5BF color

#C0B5BF rgb(192, 181, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B5BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 71% green and 74.9% blue (192, 181, 191).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 8% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#C0B5BF color codes

HEX	`#C0B5BF`
RGB	`rgb(192, 181, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 71%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 8%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.84, 5.71, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.84, 6.79, 327.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.665, 48.016, 56.037)`
Decimal	`12629439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B5BF, 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 #C0B5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #C0B5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b5bf; }
.text { color: #c0b5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 181 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b5bf, #c0b5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0B5BF?: #C0B5BF 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 #C0B5BF?: The RGB value is 192, 181, 191: 192 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B5BF?: The complementary color is #B5C0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.