What color is #C2CBCD?

#C2CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2CBCD?

The RGB value is 194, 203, 205: 194 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2CBCD?

The complementary color is #CDC4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2CBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2CBCD color

#C2CBCD rgb(194, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2CBCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (194, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 10% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#C2CBCD color codes

HEX	`#C2CBCD`
RGB	`rgb(194, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 10%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.06, -2.69, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.06, 3.38, 217.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.621, 58.589, 66.177)`
Decimal	`12766157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2CBCD, 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 #C2CBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2CBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #C2CBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2cbcd; }
.text { color: #c2cbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2cbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2cbcd, #c2c5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C2CBCD?: #C2CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2CBCD?: The RGB value is 194, 203, 205: 194 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2CBCD?: The complementary color is #CDC4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2CBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.