What color is #C1CDBC?

#C1CDBC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CDBC?

The RGB value is 193, 205, 188: 193 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CDBC?

The complementary color is #C8BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CDBC color

#C1CDBC rgb(193, 205, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CDBC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80.4% green and 73.7% blue (193, 205, 188).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#C1CDBC color codes

HEX	`#C1CDBC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 205, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, -7.2, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 10.08, 135.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.899, 58.631, 56.097)`
Decimal	`12701116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CDBC, 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 #C1CDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #C1CDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cdbc; }
.text { color: #c1cdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 205 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cdbc, #bccdc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1CDBC?: #C1CDBC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CDBC?: The RGB value is 193, 205, 188: 193 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CDBC?: The complementary color is #C8BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.