What color is #C1BDBC?

#C1BDBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BDBC?

The RGB value is 193, 189, 188: 193 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BDBC?

The complementary color is #BCC0C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BDBC?

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.

#C1BDBC color

#C1BDBC rgb(193, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BDBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (193, 189, 188).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 4% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C1BDBC color codes

HEX	`#C1BDBC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, 1.22, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 1.57, 39.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.266, 51.364, 54.886)`
Decimal	`12697020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BDBC, 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 #C1BDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BDBC 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 #C1BDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bdbc; }
.text { color: #c1bdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bdbc, #c1c0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BDBC?: #C1BDBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BDBC?: The RGB value is 193, 189, 188: 193 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BDBC?: The complementary color is #BCC0C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BDBC?: 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.