What color is #C0CDC9?

#C0CDC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CDC9?

The RGB value is 192, 205, 201: 192 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CDC9?

The complementary color is #CDC0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CDC9 color

#C0CDC9 rgb(192, 205, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CDC9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 80.4% green and 78.8% blue (192, 205, 201).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#C0CDC9 color codes

HEX	`#C0CDC9`
RGB	`rgb(192, 205, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 80.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.34, -5.17, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.34, 5.19, 174.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.11, 59.086, 63.801)`
Decimal	`12635593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CDC9, 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 #C0CDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #C0CDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cdc9; }
.text { color: #c0cdc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cdc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 205 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cdc9, #c0cbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0CDC9?: #C0CDC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CDC9?: The RGB value is 192, 205, 201: 192 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CDC9?: The complementary color is #CDC0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.