What color is #C1BCB9?

#C1BCB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BCB9?

The RGB value is 193, 188, 185: 193 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BCB9?

The complementary color is #B9BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BCB9 color

#C1BCB9 rgb(193, 188, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BCB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 73.7% green and 72.5% blue (193, 188, 185).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 6% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#C1BCB9 color codes

HEX	`#C1BCB9`
RGB	`rgb(193, 188, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 73.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 6%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.56, 1.21, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.56, 2.45, 60.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.731, 50.807, 53.129)`
Decimal	`12696761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BCB9, 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 #C1BCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #C1BCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bcb9; }
.text { color: #c1bcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 188 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bcb9, #c1c0b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BCB9?: #C1BCB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BCB9?: The RGB value is 193, 188, 185: 193 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BCB9?: The complementary color is #B9BEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.