What color is #C1C4CB?

#C1C4CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C4CB?

The RGB value is 193, 196, 203: 193 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C4CB?

The complementary color is #CBC8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C4CB color

#C1C4CB rgb(193, 196, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C4CB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 76.9% green and 79.6% blue (193, 196, 203).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 9% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#C1C4CB color codes

HEX	`#C1C4CB`
RGB	`rgb(193, 196, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 76.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 9%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.12, 0.29, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.12, 3.87, 274.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.51, 55.129, 64.363)`
Decimal	`12698827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C4CB, 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 #C1C4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #C1C4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c4cb; }
.text { color: #c1c4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 196 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c4cb, #c3c1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1C4CB?: #C1C4CB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C4CB?: The RGB value is 193, 196, 203: 193 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C4CB?: The complementary color is #CBC8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.