What color is #C0BFC9?

#C0BFC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BFC9?

The RGB value is 192, 191, 201: 192 red, 191 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BFC9?

The complementary color is #C8C9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BFC9 color

#C0BFC9 rgb(192, 191, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0BFC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.9% green and 78.8% blue (192, 191, 201).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#C0BFC9 color codes

HEX	`#C0BFC9`
RGB	`rgb(192, 191, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, 2.23, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 5.37, 294.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.91, 52.685, 62.734)`
Decimal	`12632009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BFC9, 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 #C0BFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #C0BFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bfc9; }
.text { color: #c0bfc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bfc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 191 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bfc9, #c5bfc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0BFC9?: #C0BFC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BFC9?: The RGB value is 192, 191, 201: 192 red, 191 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BFC9?: The complementary color is #C8C9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.