What color is #C0C4BE?

#C0C4BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C4BE?

The RGB value is 192, 196, 190: 192 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C4BE?

The complementary color is #C2BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C4BE color

#C0C4BE rgb(192, 196, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C4BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 76.9% green and 74.5% blue (192, 196, 190).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 5% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#C0C4BE color codes

HEX	`#C0C4BE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 196, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 76.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 5%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -2.48, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 3.54, 134.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.771, 54.404, 56.531)`
Decimal	`12633278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C4BE, 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 #C0C4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #C0C4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c4be; }
.text { color: #c0c4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 196 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c4be, #bec4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0C4BE?: #C0C4BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C4BE?: The RGB value is 192, 196, 190: 192 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C4BE?: The complementary color is #C2BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.