What color is #C2C3BC?

#C2C3BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C3BC?

The RGB value is 194, 195, 188: 194 red, 195 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C3BC?

The complementary color is #BDBCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C3BC color

#C2C3BC rgb(194, 195, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C3BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 76.5% green and 73.7% blue (194, 195, 188).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#C2C3BC color codes

HEX	`#C2C3BC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 195, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 76.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.54, -1.62, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.54, 3.76, 115.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.839, 54.13, 55.337)`
Decimal	`12764092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C3BC, 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 #C2C3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #C2C3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c3bc; }
.text { color: #c2c3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 195 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c3bc, #bfc3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C2C3BC?: #C2C3BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C3BC?: The RGB value is 194, 195, 188: 194 red, 195 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C3BC?: The complementary color is #BDBCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.