What color is #C0CABA?

#C0CABA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CABA?

The RGB value is 192, 202, 186: 192 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CABA?

The complementary color is #C4BACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CABA color

#C0CABA rgb(192, 202, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CABA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (192, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#C0CABA color codes

HEX	`#C0CABA`
RGB	`rgb(192, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, -6.35, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 9.31, 132.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.72, 56.992, 54.721)`
Decimal	`12634810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CABA, 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 #C0CABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #C0CABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0caba; }
.text { color: #c0caba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0caba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0caba, #bacabc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0CABA?: #C0CABA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CABA?: The RGB value is 192, 202, 186: 192 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CABA?: The complementary color is #C4BACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.