What color is #C4B3B9?

#C4B3B9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B3B9?

The RGB value is 196, 179, 185: 196 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B3B9?

The complementary color is #B3C4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B3B9 color

#C4B3B9 rgb(196, 179, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B3B9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 70.2% green and 72.5% blue (196, 179, 185).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 13% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#C4B3B9 color codes

HEX	`#C4B3B9`
RGB	`rgb(196, 179, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 70.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 13%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.5, 7.11, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.5, 7.16, 353.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.641, 47.479, 52.544)`
Decimal	`12891065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B3B9, 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 #C4B3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #C4B3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b3b9; }
.text { color: #c4b3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 179 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b3b9, #c4b5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4B3B9?: #C4B3B9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B3B9?: The RGB value is 196, 179, 185: 196 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B3B9?: The complementary color is #B3C4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.