What color is #C0C7C2?

#C0C7C2 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 #C0C7C2?

The RGB value is 192, 199, 194: 192 red, 199 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C7C2?

The complementary color is #C7C0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C7C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C7C2 color

#C0C7C2 rgb(192, 199, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C7C2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 78% green and 76.1% blue (192, 199, 194).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 6% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#C0C7C2 color codes

HEX	`#C0C7C2`
RGB	`rgb(192, 199, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 78%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 6%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.58, -3.33, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.58, 3.72, 153.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.897, 55.948, 59.093)`
Decimal	`12634050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C7C2, 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 #C0C7C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C7C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #C0C7C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c7c2; }
.text { color: #c0c7c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c7c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 199 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c7c2, #c0c7c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0C7C2?: #C0C7C2 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 #C0C7C2?: The RGB value is 192, 199, 194: 192 red, 199 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C7C2?: The complementary color is #C7C0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C7C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.