What color is #C2B2B7?

#C2B2B7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B2B7?

The RGB value is 194, 178, 183: 194 red, 178 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B2B7?

The complementary color is #B2C2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B2B7 color

#C2B2B7 rgb(194, 178, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B2B7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69.8% green and 71.8% blue (194, 178, 183).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#C2B2B7 color codes

HEX	`#C2B2B7`
RGB	`rgb(194, 178, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 6.58, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 6.6, 355.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.715, 46.73, 51.349)`
Decimal	`12759735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B2B7, 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 #C2B2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #C2B2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b2b7; }
.text { color: #c2b2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 178 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b2b7, #c2b5b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C2B2B7?: #C2B2B7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B2B7?: The RGB value is 194, 178, 183: 194 red, 178 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B2B7?: The complementary color is #B2C2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.