What color is #C4B2BB?

#C4B2BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B2BB?

The RGB value is 196, 178, 187: 196 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B2BB?

The complementary color is #B2C4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B2BB color

#C4B2BB rgb(196, 178, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B2BB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 69.8% green and 73.3% blue (196, 178, 187).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#C4B2BB color codes

HEX	`#C4B2BB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 178, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 69.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.3, 8.01, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.3, 8.32, 344.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.654, 47.165, 53.597)`
Decimal	`12890811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B2BB, 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 #C4B2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #C4B2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b2bb; }
.text { color: #c4b2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 178 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b2bb, #c4b2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C4B2BB?: #C4B2BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B2BB?: The RGB value is 196, 178, 187: 196 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B2BB?: The complementary color is #B2C4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.