What color is #C0BACE?

#C0BACE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BACE?

The RGB value is 192, 186, 206: 192 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BACE?

The complementary color is #C8CEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BACE color

#C0BACE rgb(192, 186, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0BACE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 72.9% green and 80.8% blue (192, 186, 206).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#C0BACE color codes

HEX	`#C0BACE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 186, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 72.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, 5.89, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 11, 302.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.436, 50.78, 65.525)`
Decimal	`12630734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BACE, 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 #C0BACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #C0BACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bace; }
.text { color: #c0bace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 186 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bace, #cabace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C0BACE?: #C0BACE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BACE?: The RGB value is 192, 186, 206: 192 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BACE?: The complementary color is #C8CEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.