What color is #C2BFCF?

#C2BFCF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BFCF?

The RGB value is 194, 191, 207: 194 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BFCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #C2BFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BFCF color

#C2BFCF rgb(194, 191, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BFCF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.9% green and 81.2% blue (194, 191, 207).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#C2BFCF color codes

HEX	`#C2BFCF`
RGB	`rgb(194, 191, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 74.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.01, 4.07, -7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.01, 8.65, 298.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.139, 53.236, 66.548)`
Decimal	`12763087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BFCF, 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 #C2BFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #C2BFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bfcf; }
.text { color: #c2bfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 191 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bfcf, #cabfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C2BFCF?: #C2BFCF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BFCF?: The RGB value is 194, 191, 207: 194 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BFCF?: The complementary color is #CCCFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.