What color is #C1BABC?

#C1BABC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BABC?

The RGB value is 193, 186, 188: 193 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BABC?

The complementary color is #BAC1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BABC color

#C1BABC rgb(193, 186, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BABC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 72.9% green and 73.7% blue (193, 186, 188).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#C1BABC color codes

HEX	`#C1BABC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 186, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 72.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, 2.82, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 2.82, 357.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.627, 50.086, 54.673)`
Decimal	`12696252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BABC, 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 #C1BABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #C1BABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1babc; }
.text { color: #c1babc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1babc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 186 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1babc, #c1bbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1BABC?: #C1BABC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BABC?: The RGB value is 193, 186, 188: 193 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BABC?: The complementary color is #BAC1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.