What color is #C1B6C7?

#C1B6C7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B6C7?

The RGB value is 193, 182, 199: 193 red, 182 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B6C7?

The complementary color is #BCC7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B6C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B6C7 color

#C1B6C7 rgb(193, 182, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B6C7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 71.4% green and 78% blue (193, 182, 199).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#C1B6C7 color codes

HEX	`#C1B6C7`
RGB	`rgb(193, 182, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 71.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, 7.03, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 10.05, 314.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.027, 48.917, 60.881)`
Decimal	`12695239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B6C7, 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 #C1B6C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B6C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #C1B6C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b6c7; }
.text { color: #c1b6c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b6c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 182 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b6c7, #c7b6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1B6C7?: #C1B6C7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B6C7?: The RGB value is 193, 182, 199: 193 red, 182 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B6C7?: The complementary color is #BCC7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B6C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.