What color is #C1B0BE?

#C1B0BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B0BE?

The RGB value is 193, 176, 190: 193 red, 176 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B0BE?

The complementary color is #B0C1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B0BE color

#C1B0BE rgb(193, 176, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B0BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69% green and 74.5% blue (193, 176, 190).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#C1B0BE color codes

HEX	`#C1B0BE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 176, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.61, 8.59, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.61, 9.89, 330.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.811, 46.106, 55.139)`
Decimal	`12693694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B0BE, 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 #C1B0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #C1B0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b0be; }
.text { color: #c1b0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 176 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b0be, #c1b0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1B0BE?: #C1B0BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B0BE?: The RGB value is 193, 176, 190: 193 red, 176 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B0BE?: The complementary color is #B0C1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.