What color is #C2C6BE?

#C2C6BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C6BE?

The RGB value is 194, 198, 190: 194 red, 198 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C6BE?

The complementary color is #C2BEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C6BE color

#C2C6BE rgb(194, 198, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C6BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 77.6% green and 74.5% blue (194, 198, 190).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#C2C6BE color codes

HEX	`#C2C6BE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 198, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 77.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, -2.84, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 4.52, 128.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.735, 55.575, 56.707)`
Decimal	`12764862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C6BE, 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 #C2C6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #C2C6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c6be; }
.text { color: #c2c6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 198 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c6be, #bec6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C2C6BE?: #C2C6BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C6BE?: The RGB value is 194, 198, 190: 194 red, 198 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C6BE?: The complementary color is #C2BEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.