What color is #C0B5C5?

#C0B5C5 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 #C0B5C5?

The RGB value is 192, 181, 197: 192 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B5C5?

The complementary color is #BAC5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B5C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B5C5 color

#C0B5C5 rgb(192, 181, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B5C5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 71% green and 77.3% blue (192, 181, 197).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#C0B5C5 color codes

HEX	`#C0B5C5`
RGB	`rgb(192, 181, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 71%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75, 6.84, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75, 9.57, 315.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.339, 48.286, 59.586)`
Decimal	`12629445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B5C5, 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 #C0B5C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B5C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #C0B5C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b5c5; }
.text { color: #c0b5c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b5c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 181 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b5c5, #c5b5c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C0B5C5?: #C0B5C5 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 #C0B5C5?: The RGB value is 192, 181, 197: 192 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B5C5?: The complementary color is #BAC5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B5C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.