What color is #C2CCBD?

#C2CCBD 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 #C2CCBD?

The RGB value is 194, 204, 189: 194 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2CCBD?

The complementary color is #C7BDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2CCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2CCBD color

#C2CCBD rgb(194, 204, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2CCBD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 80% green and 74.1% blue (194, 204, 189).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#C2CCBD color codes

HEX	`#C2CCBD`
RGB	`rgb(194, 204, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 80%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, -6.16, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 8.81, 134.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.025, 58.329, 56.599)`
Decimal	`12766397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2CCBD, 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 #C2CCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2CCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #C2CCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2ccbd; }
.text { color: #c2ccbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2ccbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 204 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2ccbd, #bdccc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2CCBD?: #C2CCBD 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 #C2CCBD?: The RGB value is 194, 204, 189: 194 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2CCBD?: The complementary color is #C7BDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2CCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.