What color is #C0C4CA?

#C0C4CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C4CA?

The RGB value is 192, 196, 202: 192 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C4CA?

The complementary color is #CAC6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C4CA color

#C0C4CA rgb(192, 196, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C4CA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 76.9% green and 79.2% blue (192, 196, 202).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#C0C4CA color codes

HEX	`#C0C4CA`
RGB	`rgb(192, 196, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 76.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, -0.24, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 3.49, 266.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.137, 54.95, 63.725)`
Decimal	`12633290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C4CA, 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 #C0C4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #C0C4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c4ca; }
.text { color: #c0c4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 196 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c4ca, #c1c0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0C4CA?: #C0C4CA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C4CA?: The RGB value is 192, 196, 202: 192 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C4CA?: The complementary color is #CAC6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.