What color is #C2CBBC?

#C2CBBC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2CBBC?

The RGB value is 194, 203, 188: 194 red, 203 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2CBBC?

The complementary color is #C5BCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2CBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2CBBC color

#C2CBBC rgb(194, 203, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2CBBC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 79.6% green and 73.7% blue (194, 203, 188).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#C2CBBC color codes

HEX	`#C2CBBC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 203, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 79.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.63, -5.81, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.63, 8.66, 132.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.68, 57.812, 55.951)`
Decimal	`12766140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2CBBC, 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 #C2CBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2CBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #C2CBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2cbbc; }
.text { color: #c2cbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2cbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 203 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2cbbc, #bccbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2CBBC?: #C2CBBC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2CBBC?: The RGB value is 194, 203, 188: 194 red, 203 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2CBBC?: The complementary color is #C5BCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2CBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.