What color is #C1B7BE?

#C1B7BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B7BE?

The RGB value is 193, 183, 190: 193 red, 183 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B7BE?

The complementary color is #B7C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B7BE?

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.

#C1B7BE color

#C1B7BE rgb(193, 183, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B7BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 71.8% green and 74.5% blue (193, 183, 190).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 7% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C1B7BE color codes

HEX	`#C1B7BE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 183, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 71.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 7%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, 4.8, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 5.31, 334.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.219, 48.922, 55.608)`
Decimal	`12695486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B7BE, 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 #C1B7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B7BE 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 #C1B7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b7be; }
.text { color: #c1b7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 183 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b7be, #c1b7b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1B7BE?: #C1B7BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B7BE?: The RGB value is 193, 183, 190: 193 red, 183 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B7BE?: The complementary color is #B7C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B7BE?: 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.