What color is #C1BED3?

#C1BED3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BED3?

The RGB value is 193, 190, 211: 193 red, 190 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BED3?

The complementary color is #D0D3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BED3 color

#C1BED3 rgb(193, 190, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BED3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.5% green and 82.7% blue (193, 190, 211).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#C1BED3 color codes

HEX	`#C1BED3`
RGB	`rgb(193, 190, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.8, 5.07, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.8, 11.33, 296.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.161, 52.867, 69.072)`
Decimal	`12697299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BED3, 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 #C1BED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #C1BED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bed3; }
.text { color: #c1bed3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bed3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 190 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bed3, #cbbed3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BED3?: #C1BED3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BED3?: The RGB value is 193, 190, 211: 193 red, 190 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BED3?: The complementary color is #D0D3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.