What color is #C0BFC7?

#C0BFC7 is a light gray known as Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BFC7?

The RGB value is 192, 191, 199: 192 red, 191 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BFC7?

The complementary color is #C6C7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BFC7 color

#C0BFC7 rgb(192, 191, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0BFC7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.9% green and 78% blue (192, 191, 199).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

This exact color is also called Ghost.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#C0BFC7 color codes

HEX	`#C0BFC7`
RGB	`rgb(192, 191, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.63, 1.85, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.63, 4.31, 295.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.676, 52.592, 61.503)`
Decimal	`12632007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BFC7, 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 #C0BFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #C0BFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bfc7; }
.text { color: #c0bfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 191 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bfc7, #c4bfc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0BFC7?: #C0BFC7 is a light gray known as Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BFC7?: The RGB value is 192, 191, 199: 192 red, 191 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BFC7?: The complementary color is #C6C7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.