What color is #C2BDBC?

#C2BDBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BDBC?

The RGB value is 194, 189, 188: 194 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BDBC?

The complementary color is #BCC1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BDBC color

#C2BDBC rgb(194, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BDBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (194, 189, 188).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#C2BDBC color codes

HEX	`#C2BDBC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.98, 1.57, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.98, 1.93, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.522, 51.496, 54.898)`
Decimal	`12762556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BDBC, 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 #C2BDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #C2BDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bdbc; }
.text { color: #c2bdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bdbc, #c2c0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2BDBC?: #C2BDBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BDBC?: The RGB value is 194, 189, 188: 194 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BDBC?: The complementary color is #BCC1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.