What color is #C1C1BC?

#C1C1BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C1BC?

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

What is the complementary color of #C1C1BC?

The complementary color is #BCBCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C1BC color

#C1C1BC rgb(193, 193, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C1BC is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#C1C1BC color codes

HEX	`#C1C1BC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.94, -0.91, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.94, 2.67, 109.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.138, 53.108, 55.177)`
Decimal	`12698044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C1BC, 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 #C1C1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #C1C1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c1bc; }
.text { color: #c1c1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c1bc, #bfc1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1C1BC?: #C1C1BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C1BC?: The RGB value is 193, 193, 188: 193 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C1BC?: The complementary color is #BCBCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.