What color is #C1B0B7?

#C1B0B7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B0B7?

The RGB value is 193, 176, 183: 193 red, 176 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B0B7?

The complementary color is #B0C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B0B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B0B7 color

#C1B0B7 rgb(193, 176, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B0B7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69% green and 71.8% blue (193, 176, 183).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#C1B0B7 color codes

HEX	`#C1B0B7`
RGB	`rgb(193, 176, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.42, 7.31, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.42, 7.44, 349.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.064, 45.808, 51.206)`
Decimal	`12693687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B0B7, 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 #C1B0B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B0B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #C1B0B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b0b7; }
.text { color: #c1b0b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b0b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 176 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b0b7, #c1b1b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1B0B7?: #C1B0B7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B0B7?: The RGB value is 193, 176, 183: 193 red, 176 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B0B7?: The complementary color is #B0C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B0B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.