What color is #C2BBC6?

#C2BBC6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BBC6?

The RGB value is 194, 187, 198: 194 red, 187 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BBC6?

The complementary color is #BFC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BBC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BBC6 color

#C2BBC6 rgb(194, 187, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BBC6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.3% green and 77.6% blue (194, 187, 198).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#C2BBC6 color codes

HEX	`#C2BBC6`
RGB	`rgb(194, 187, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, 4.48, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 6.47, 313.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.21, 51.087, 60.631)`
Decimal	`12762054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BBC6, 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 #C2BBC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BBC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #C2BBC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bbc6; }
.text { color: #c2bbc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bbc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 187 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bbc6, #c6bbc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C2BBC6?: #C2BBC6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BBC6?: The RGB value is 194, 187, 198: 194 red, 187 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BBC6?: The complementary color is #BFC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BBC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.