What color is #C1BCC5?

#C1BCC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BCC5?

The RGB value is 193, 188, 197: 193 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BCC5?

The complementary color is #C0C5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BCC5 color

#C1BCC5 rgb(193, 188, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BCC5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 73.7% green and 77.3% blue (193, 188, 197).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 7% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#C1BCC5 color codes

HEX	`#C1BCC5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 188, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 73.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 7%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.88, 3.42, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.88, 5.19, 311.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.052, 51.335, 60.084)`
Decimal	`12696773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BCC5, 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 #C1BCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #C1BCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bcc5; }
.text { color: #c1bcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 188 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bcc5, #c5bcc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1BCC5?: #C1BCC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BCC5?: The RGB value is 193, 188, 197: 193 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BCC5?: The complementary color is #C0C5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.