What color is #C1B2C1?

#C1B2C1 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 #C1B2C1?

The RGB value is 193, 178, 193: 193 red, 178 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B2C1?

The complementary color is #B2C1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B2C1 color

#C1B2C1 rgb(193, 178, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B2C1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69.8% green and 75.7% blue (193, 178, 193).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#C1B2C1 color codes

HEX	`#C1B2C1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 178, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, 8.06, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 9.85, 324.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.537, 47.029, 57.015)`
Decimal	`12694209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B2C1, 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 #C1B2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #C1B2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b2c1; }
.text { color: #c1b2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 178 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b2c1, #c1b2b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C1B2C1?: #C1B2C1 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 #C1B2C1?: The RGB value is 193, 178, 193: 193 red, 178 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B2C1?: The complementary color is #B2C1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.