What color is #C2C7BE?

#C2C7BE 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 #C2C7BE?

The RGB value is 194, 199, 190: 194 red, 199 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C7BE?

The complementary color is #C3BEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C7BE color

#C2C7BE rgb(194, 199, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C7BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 78% green and 74.5% blue (194, 199, 190).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#C2C7BE color codes

HEX	`#C2C7BE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 199, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 78%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.63, -3.37, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.63, 5.15, 130.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.964, 56.034, 56.783)`
Decimal	`12765118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C7BE, 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 #C2C7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #C2C7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c7be; }
.text { color: #c2c7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 199 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c7be, #bec7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C2C7BE?: #C2C7BE 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 #C2C7BE?: The RGB value is 194, 199, 190: 194 red, 199 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C7BE?: The complementary color is #C3BEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.