What color is #C1CABE?

#C1CABE 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 #C1CABE?

The RGB value is 193, 202, 190: 193 red, 202 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CABE?

The complementary color is #C7BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CABE color

#C1CABE rgb(193, 202, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CABE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 79.2% green and 74.5% blue (193, 202, 190).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#C1CABE color codes

HEX	`#C1CABE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 202, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 79.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 10%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.35, -5.28, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.35, 7.22, 137.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.405, 57.296, 57.004)`
Decimal	`12700350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CABE, 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 #C1CABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #C1CABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cabe; }
.text { color: #c1cabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 202 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cabe, #becac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1CABE?: #C1CABE 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 #C1CABE?: The RGB value is 193, 202, 190: 193 red, 202 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CABE?: The complementary color is #C7BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.