What color is #C1C6B7?

#C1C6B7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C6B7?

The RGB value is 193, 198, 183: 193 red, 198 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C6B7?

The complementary color is #BCB7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C6B7?

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.

#C1C6B7 color

#C1C6B7 rgb(193, 198, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C6B7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 77.6% green and 71.8% blue (193, 198, 183).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 12% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C1C6B7 color codes

HEX	`#C1C6B7`
RGB	`rgb(193, 198, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 77.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.12, -4.43, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.12, 8.21, 122.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.732, 55.145, 52.762)`
Decimal	`12699319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C6B7, 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 #C1C6B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C6B7 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 #C1C6B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c6b7; }
.text { color: #c1c6b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c6b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 198 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c6b7, #bac6b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1C6B7?: #C1C6B7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C6B7?: The RGB value is 193, 198, 183: 193 red, 198 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C6B7?: The complementary color is #BCB7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C6B7?: 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.