What color is #C1CABF?

#C1CABF 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 #C1CABF?

The RGB value is 193, 202, 191: 193 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CABF?

The complementary color is #C8BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CABF color

#C1CABF rgb(193, 202, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CABF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 79.2% green and 74.9% blue (193, 202, 191).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% 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 12.47:1).

#C1CABF color codes

HEX	`#C1CABF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 202, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 79.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, -5.1, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 6.75, 139.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.515, 57.34, 57.581)`
Decimal	`12700351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CABF, 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 #C1CABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #C1CABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cabf; }
.text { color: #c1cabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 202 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cabf, #bfcac3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1CABF?: #C1CABF 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 #C1CABF?: The RGB value is 193, 202, 191: 193 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CABF?: The complementary color is #C8BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.