What color is #C2BBBB?

#C2BBBB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BBBB?

The RGB value is 194, 187, 187: 194 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BBBB?

The complementary color is #BBC2C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BBBB color

#C2BBBB rgb(194, 187, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BBBB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (194, 187, 187).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#C2BBBB color codes

HEX	`#C2BBBB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 187, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.43, 2.46, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.43, 2.61, 19.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.987, 50.598, 54.19)`
Decimal	`12762043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BBBB, 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 #C2BBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #C2BBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bbbb; }
.text { color: #c2bbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 187 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bbbb, #c2bfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2BBBB?: #C2BBBB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BBBB?: The RGB value is 194, 187, 187: 194 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BBBB?: The complementary color is #BBC2C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.