What color is #C1C8BE?

#C1C8BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C8BE?

The RGB value is 193, 200, 190: 193 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C8BE?

The complementary color is #C5BEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C8BE color

#C1C8BE rgb(193, 200, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C8BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78.4% green and 74.5% blue (193, 200, 190).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#C1C8BE color codes

HEX	`#C1C8BE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 200, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.82, -4.24, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.82, 5.94, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.939, 56.364, 56.848)`
Decimal	`12699838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C8BE, 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 #C1C8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #C1C8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c8be; }
.text { color: #c1c8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 200 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c8be, #bec8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1C8BE?: #C1C8BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C8BE?: The RGB value is 193, 200, 190: 193 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C8BE?: The complementary color is #C5BEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.