What color is #C2BBBE?

#C2BBBE is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BBBE?

The RGB value is 194, 187, 190: 194 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BBBE?

The complementary color is #BBC2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BBBE color

#C2BBBE rgb(194, 187, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BBBE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.3% green and 74.5% blue (194, 187, 190).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#C2BBBE color codes

HEX	`#C2BBBE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 187, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, 3, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 3.07, 348)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.311, 50.728, 55.899)`
Decimal	`12762046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BBBE, 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 #C2BBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #C2BBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bbbe; }
.text { color: #c2bbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 187 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bbbe, #c2bcbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C2BBBE?: #C2BBBE is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BBBE?: The RGB value is 194, 187, 190: 194 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BBBE?: The complementary color is #BBC2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.