What color is #C0BBB9?

#C0BBB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BBB9?

The RGB value is 192, 187, 185: 192 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BBB9?

The complementary color is #B9BEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BBB9 color

#C0BBB9 rgb(192, 187, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0BBB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 73.3% green and 72.5% blue (192, 187, 185).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#C0BBB9 color codes

HEX	`#C0BBB9`
RGB	`rgb(192, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.22, 1.39, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.22, 2.14, 49.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.264, 50.25, 53.046)`
Decimal	`12630969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BBB9, 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 #C0BBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #C0BBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bbb9; }
.text { color: #c0bbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bbb9, #c0bfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0BBB9?: #C0BBB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BBB9?: The RGB value is 192, 187, 185: 192 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BBB9?: The complementary color is #B9BEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.