What color is #C1C2BE?

#C1C2BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C2BE?

The RGB value is 193, 194, 190: 193 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C2BE?

The complementary color is #BFBEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C2BE color

#C1C2BE rgb(193, 194, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C2BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (193, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 3% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Waxwing (#C0C2C0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#C1C2BE color codes

HEX	`#C1C2BE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 3%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 2%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.25, -1.08, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.25, 2.17, 119.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.577, 53.639, 56.394)`
Decimal	`12698302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C2BE, 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 #C1C2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #C1C2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c2be; }
.text { color: #c1c2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c2be, #bfc2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1C2BE?: #C1C2BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C2BE?: The RGB value is 193, 194, 190: 193 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C2BE?: The complementary color is #BFBEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.