What color is #C0C0B4?

#C0C0B4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C0B4?

The RGB value is 192, 192, 180: 192 red, 192 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C0B4?

The complementary color is #B4B4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C0B4 color

#C0C0B4 rgb(192, 192, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C0B4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 75.3% green and 70.6% blue (192, 192, 180).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#C0C0B4 color codes

HEX	`#C0C0B4`
RGB	`rgb(192, 192, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 75.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, -2.15, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 6.42, 109.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.825, 52.201, 50.675)`
Decimal	`12632244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C0B4, 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 #C0C0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #C0C0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c0b4; }
.text { color: #c0c0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 192 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c0b4, #bac0b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0C0B4?: #C0C0B4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C0B4?: The RGB value is 192, 192, 180: 192 red, 192 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C0B4?: The complementary color is #B4B4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.