What color is #C0BFCC?

#C0BFCC 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 #C0BFCC?

The RGB value is 192, 191, 204: 192 red, 191 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BFCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #C0BFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BFCC color

#C0BFCC rgb(192, 191, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0BFCC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.9% green and 80% blue (192, 191, 204).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#C0BFCC color codes

HEX	`#C0BFCC`
RGB	`rgb(192, 191, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.77, 2.81, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.77, 6.98, 293.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.266, 52.828, 64.611)`
Decimal	`12632012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BFCC, 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 #C0BFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #C0BFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bfcc; }
.text { color: #c0bfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 191 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bfcc, #c7bfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0BFCC?: #C0BFCC 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 #C0BFCC?: The RGB value is 192, 191, 204: 192 red, 191 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BFCC?: The complementary color is #CBCCBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.