What color is #C0CFCF?

#C0CFCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CFCF?

The RGB value is 192, 207, 207: 192 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CFCF?

The complementary color is #CFC0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CFCF color

#C0CFCF rgb(192, 207, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CFCF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 81.2% green and 81.2% blue (192, 207, 207).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#C0CFCF color codes

HEX	`#C0CFCF`
RGB	`rgb(192, 207, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 81.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.02, -5.06, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.02, 5.35, 199.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.311, 60.336, 67.751)`
Decimal	`12636111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CFCF, 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 #C0CFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #C0CFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cfcf; }
.text { color: #c0cfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 207 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cfcf, #c0c8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0CFCF?: #C0CFCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CFCF?: The RGB value is 192, 207, 207: 192 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CFCF?: The complementary color is #CFC0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.