What color is #C2C1BC?

#C2C1BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C1BC?

The RGB value is 194, 193, 188: 194 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C1BC?

The complementary color is #BCBDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C1BC?

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.

#C2C1BC color

#C2C1BC rgb(194, 193, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C1BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (194, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C2C1BC color codes

HEX	`#C2C1BC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.02, -0.56, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.02, 2.69, 102)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.394, 53.24, 55.189)`
Decimal	`12763580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C1BC, 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 #C2C1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C1BC 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 #C2C1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c1bc; }
.text { color: #c2c1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c1bc, #c0c2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2C1BC?: #C2C1BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C1BC?: The RGB value is 194, 193, 188: 194 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C1BC?: The complementary color is #BCBDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C1BC?: 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.