What color is #C0B7B4?

#C0B7B4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B7B4?

The RGB value is 192, 183, 180: 192 red, 183 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B7B4?

The complementary color is #B4BDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B7B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B7B4 color

#C0B7B4 rgb(192, 183, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B7B4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 71.8% green and 70.6% blue (192, 183, 180).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#C0B7B4 color codes

HEX	`#C0B7B4`
RGB	`rgb(192, 183, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 71.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, 2.64, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 3.75, 45.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.909, 48.369, 50.036)`
Decimal	`12629940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B7B4, 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 #C0B7B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B7B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #C0B7B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b7b4; }
.text { color: #c0b7b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b7b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 183 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b7b4, #c0bdb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C0B7B4?: #C0B7B4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B7B4?: The RGB value is 192, 183, 180: 192 red, 183 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B7B4?: The complementary color is #B4BDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B7B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.