What color is #C0CACE?

#C0CACE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CACE?

The RGB value is 192, 202, 206: 192 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CACE?

The complementary color is #CEC4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CACE color

#C0CACE rgb(192, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CACE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (192, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#C0CACE color codes

HEX	`#C0CACE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, -2.64, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 4.12, 230.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.997, 57.903, 66.712)`
Decimal	`12634830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CACE, 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 #C0CACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #C0CACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cace; }
.text { color: #c0cace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cace, #c0c3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0CACE?: #C0CACE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CACE?: The RGB value is 192, 202, 206: 192 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CACE?: The complementary color is #CEC4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.