What color is #C0B8BB?

#C0B8BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B8BB?

The RGB value is 192, 184, 187: 192 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B8BB?

The complementary color is #B8C0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B8BB color

#C0B8BB rgb(192, 184, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B8BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 72.2% green and 73.3% blue (192, 184, 187).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 6% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#C0B8BB color codes

HEX	`#C0B8BB`
RGB	`rgb(192, 184, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 72.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 6%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, 3.36, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 3.4, 351.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.847, 49.076, 53.956)`
Decimal	`12630203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B8BB, 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 #C0B8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #C0B8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b8bb; }
.text { color: #c0b8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 184 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b8bb, #c0b9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0B8BB?: #C0B8BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B8BB?: The RGB value is 192, 184, 187: 192 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B8BB?: The complementary color is #B8C0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.