What color is #C1CFCD?

#C1CFCD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CFCD?

The RGB value is 193, 207, 205: 193 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CFCD?

The complementary color is #CFC1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CFCD color

#C1CFCD rgb(193, 207, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CFCD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 81.2% green and 80.4% blue (193, 207, 205).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#C1CFCD color codes

HEX	`#C1CFCD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 207, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 81.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, -5.11, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 5.15, 187.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.322, 60.37, 66.484)`
Decimal	`12701645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CFCD, 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 #C1CFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #C1CFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cfcd; }
.text { color: #c1cfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 207 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cfcd, #c1cacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1CFCD?: #C1CFCD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CFCD?: The RGB value is 193, 207, 205: 193 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CFCD?: The complementary color is #CFC1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.