What color is #C2B5B2?

#C2B5B2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B5B2?

The RGB value is 194, 181, 178: 194 red, 181 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B5B2?

The complementary color is #B2BFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B5B2 color

#C2B5B2 rgb(194, 181, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B5B2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 71% green and 69.8% blue (194, 181, 178).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#C2B5B2 color codes

HEX	`#C2B5B2`
RGB	`rgb(194, 181, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 71%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, 4.09, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 5.18, 37.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.807, 47.732, 48.858)`
Decimal	`12760498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B5B2, 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 #C2B5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #C2B5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b5b2; }
.text { color: #c2b5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 181 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b5b2, #c2bdb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C2B5B2?: #C2B5B2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B5B2?: The RGB value is 194, 181, 178: 194 red, 181 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B5B2?: The complementary color is #B2BFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.