What color is #C2BCD3?

#C2BCD3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BCD3?

The RGB value is 194, 188, 211: 194 red, 188 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BCD3?

The complementary color is #CDD3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BCD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BCD3 color

#C2BCD3 rgb(194, 188, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BCD3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.7% green and 82.7% blue (194, 188, 211).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#C2BCD3 color codes

HEX	`#C2BCD3`
RGB	`rgb(194, 188, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, 6.47, -10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 12.56, 301.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.987, 52.139, 68.94)`
Decimal	`12762323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BCD3, 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 #C2BCD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BCD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #C2BCD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bcd3; }
.text { color: #c2bcd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bcd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 188 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bcd3, #cebcd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2BCD3?: #C2BCD3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BCD3?: The RGB value is 194, 188, 211: 194 red, 188 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BCD3?: The complementary color is #CDD3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BCD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.