What color is #C2C9C9?

#C2C9C9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C9C9?

The RGB value is 194, 201, 201: 194 red, 201 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C9C9?

The complementary color is #C9C2C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C9C9 color

#C2C9C9 rgb(194, 201, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C9C9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 78.8% green and 78.8% blue (194, 201, 201).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#C2C9C9 color codes

HEX	`#C2C9C9`
RGB	`rgb(194, 201, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 78.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, -2.39, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 2.53, 199.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.675, 57.459, 63.51)`
Decimal	`12765641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C9C9, 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 #C2C9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #C2C9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c9c9; }
.text { color: #c2c9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 201 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c9c9, #c2c5c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C2C9C9?: #C2C9C9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C9C9?: The RGB value is 194, 201, 201: 194 red, 201 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C9C9?: The complementary color is #C9C2C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.