What color is #C2B8BD?

#C2B8BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B8BD?

The RGB value is 194, 184, 189: 194 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B8BD?

The complementary color is #B8C2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B8BD color

#C2B8BD rgb(194, 184, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B8BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 72.2% green and 74.1% blue (194, 184, 189).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#C2B8BD color codes

HEX	`#C2B8BD`
RGB	`rgb(194, 184, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 72.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.71, 4.43, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.71, 4.6, 344.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.573, 49.425, 55.115)`
Decimal	`12761277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B8BD, 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 #C2B8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #C2B8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b8bd; }
.text { color: #c2b8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 184 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b8bd, #c2b8b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C2B8BD?: #C2B8BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B8BD?: The RGB value is 194, 184, 189: 194 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B8BD?: The complementary color is #B8C2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.