What color is #C2BFC2?

#C2BFC2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BFC2?

The RGB value is 194, 191, 194: 194 red, 191 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BFC2?

The complementary color is #BFC2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BFC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BFC2 color

#C2BFC2 rgb(194, 191, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BFC2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.9% green and 76.1% blue (194, 191, 194).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#C2BFC2 color codes

HEX	`#C2BFC2`
RGB	`rgb(194, 191, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, 1.6, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 1.96, 324.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.615, 52.626, 58.52)`
Decimal	`12763074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BFC2, 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 #C2BFC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BFC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #C2BFC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bfc2; }
.text { color: #c2bfc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bfc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 191 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bfc2, #c2bfc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2BFC2?: #C2BFC2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BFC2?: The RGB value is 194, 191, 194: 194 red, 191 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BFC2?: The complementary color is #BFC2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BFC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.