What color is #C1CEC4?

#C1CEC4 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 #C1CEC4?

The RGB value is 193, 206, 196: 193 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CEC4?

The complementary color is #CEC1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CEC4 color

#C1CEC4 rgb(193, 206, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CEC4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80.8% green and 76.9% blue (193, 206, 196).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#C1CEC4 color codes

HEX	`#C1CEC4`
RGB	`rgb(193, 206, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.55, -6.28, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.55, 7.16, 151.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.026, 59.465, 60.846)`
Decimal	`12701380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CEC4, 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 #C1CEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #C1CEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cec4; }
.text { color: #c1cec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 206 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cec4, #c1cecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1CEC4?: #C1CEC4 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 #C1CEC4?: The RGB value is 193, 206, 196: 193 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CEC4?: The complementary color is #CEC1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.