What color is #C1CAC9?

#C1CAC9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CAC9?

The RGB value is 193, 202, 201: 193 red, 202 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CAC9?

The complementary color is #CAC1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CAC9 color

#C1CAC9 rgb(193, 202, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CAC9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 79.2% green and 78.8% blue (193, 202, 201).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#C1CAC9 color codes

HEX	`#C1CAC9`
RGB	`rgb(193, 202, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 79.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.62, -3.26, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.62, 3.31, 189.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.653, 57.795, 63.576)`
Decimal	`12700361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CAC9, 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 #C1CAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #C1CAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cac9; }
.text { color: #c1cac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 202 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cac9, #c1c6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1CAC9?: #C1CAC9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CAC9?: The RGB value is 193, 202, 201: 193 red, 202 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CAC9?: The complementary color is #CAC1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.