What color is #C1C6CA?

#C1C6CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C6CA?

The RGB value is 193, 198, 202: 193 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C6CA?

The complementary color is #CAC5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C6CA color

#C1C6CA rgb(193, 198, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C6CA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 77.6% green and 79.2% blue (193, 198, 202).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#C1C6CA color codes

HEX	`#C1C6CA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 198, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 77.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 4%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.61, -0.96, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.61, 2.77, 249.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.845, 55.99, 63.889)`
Decimal	`12699338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C6CA, 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 #C1C6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #C1C6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c6ca; }
.text { color: #c1c6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 198 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c6ca, #c1c2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1C6CA?: #C1C6CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C6CA?: The RGB value is 193, 198, 202: 193 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C6CA?: The complementary color is #CAC5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.