What color is #C1BFBA?

#C1BFBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BFBA?

The RGB value is 193, 191, 186: 193 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BFBA?

The complementary color is #BABCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BFBA color

#C1BFBA rgb(193, 191, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BFBA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.9% green and 72.9% blue (193, 191, 186).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#C1BFBA color codes

HEX	`#C1BFBA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 191, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.37, -0.21, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.37, 2.77, 94.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.485, 52.144, 53.903)`
Decimal	`12697530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BFBA, 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 #C1BFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #C1BFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bfba; }
.text { color: #c1bfba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bfba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 191 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bfba, #c0c1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BFBA?: #C1BFBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BFBA?: The RGB value is 193, 191, 186: 193 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BFBA?: The complementary color is #BABCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.