What color is #C1BFB1?

#C1BFB1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BFB1?

The RGB value is 193, 191, 177: 193 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BFB1?

The complementary color is #B1B3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BFB1 color

#C1BFB1 rgb(193, 191, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BFB1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.9% green and 69.4% blue (193, 191, 177).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#C1BFB1 color codes

HEX	`#C1BFB1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 191, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -1.78, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 7.52, 103.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.558, 51.774, 49.022)`
Decimal	`12697521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BFB1, 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 #C1BFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #C1BFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bfb1; }
.text { color: #c1bfb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bfb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 191 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bfb1, #bbc1b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C1BFB1?: #C1BFB1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BFB1?: The RGB value is 193, 191, 177: 193 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BFB1?: The complementary color is #B1B3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.