What color is #C1BFC6?

#C1BFC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BFC6?

The RGB value is 193, 191, 198: 193 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BFC6?

The complementary color is #C4C6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BFC6 color

#C1BFC6 rgb(193, 191, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BFC6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.9% green and 77.6% blue (193, 191, 198).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 6% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#C1BFC6 color codes

HEX	`#C1BFC6`
RGB	`rgb(193, 191, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 6%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.68, 2, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.68, 3.83, 301.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.814, 52.676, 60.906)`
Decimal	`12697542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BFC6, 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 #C1BFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #C1BFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bfc6; }
.text { color: #c1bfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 191 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bfc6, #c5bfc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1BFC6?: #C1BFC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BFC6?: The RGB value is 193, 191, 198: 193 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BFC6?: The complementary color is #C4C6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.