What color is #C0C1CF?

#C0C1CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C1CF?

The RGB value is 192, 193, 207: 192 red, 193 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C1CF?

The complementary color is #CFCEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C1CF color

#C0C1CF rgb(192, 193, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C1CF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 75.7% green and 81.2% blue (192, 193, 207).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#C0C1CF color codes

HEX	`#C0C1CF`
RGB	`rgb(192, 193, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 75.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.37, 2.33, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.37, 7.49, 288.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.068, 53.851, 66.671)`
Decimal	`12632527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C1CF, 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 #C0C1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #C0C1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c1cf; }
.text { color: #c0c1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 193 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c1cf, #c7c0cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0C1CF?: #C0C1CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C1CF?: The RGB value is 192, 193, 207: 192 red, 193 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C1CF?: The complementary color is #CFCEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.