What color is #C0CBCD?

#C0CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CBCD?

The RGB value is 192, 203, 205: 192 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CBCD?

The complementary color is #CDC2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CBCD color

#C0CBCD rgb(192, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CBCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (192, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#C0CBCD color codes

HEX	`#C0CBCD`
RGB	`rgb(192, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, -3.36, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 4.06, 214.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.111, 58.326, 66.153)`
Decimal	`12635085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CBCD, 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 #C0CBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #C0CBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cbcd; }
.text { color: #c0cbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cbcd, #c0c4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0CBCD?: #C0CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CBCD?: The RGB value is 192, 203, 205: 192 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CBCD?: The complementary color is #CDC2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.