What color is #C0CBB9?

#C0CBB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CBB9?

The RGB value is 192, 203, 185: 192 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CBB9?

The complementary color is #C4B9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CBB9 color

#C0CBB9 rgb(192, 203, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CBB9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.6% green and 72.5% blue (192, 203, 185).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#C0CBB9 color codes

HEX	`#C0CBB9`
RGB	`rgb(192, 203, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.42, -7.04, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.42, 10.43, 132.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.85, 57.421, 54.241)`
Decimal	`12635065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CBB9, 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 #C0CBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #C0CBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cbb9; }
.text { color: #c0cbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 203 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cbb9, #b9cbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0CBB9?: #C0CBB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CBB9?: The RGB value is 192, 203, 185: 192 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CBB9?: The complementary color is #C4B9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.