What color is #C0BCC7?

#C0BCC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BCC7?

The RGB value is 192, 188, 199: 192 red, 188 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BCC7?

The complementary color is #C3C7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BCC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BCC7 color

#C0BCC7 rgb(192, 188, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0BCC7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 73.7% green and 78% blue (192, 188, 199).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#C0BCC7 color codes

HEX	`#C0BCC7`
RGB	`rgb(192, 188, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 73.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 9%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, 3.45, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 6.1, 304.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.028, 51.296, 61.287)`
Decimal	`12631239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BCC7, 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 #C0BCC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BCC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #C0BCC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bcc7; }
.text { color: #c0bcc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bcc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 188 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bcc7, #c5bcc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0BCC7?: #C0BCC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BCC7?: The RGB value is 192, 188, 199: 192 red, 188 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BCC7?: The complementary color is #C3C7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BCC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.