What color is #C4B4BB?

#C4B4BB 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 #C4B4BB?

The RGB value is 196, 180, 187: 196 red, 180 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B4BB?

The complementary color is #B4C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B4BB color

#C4B4BB rgb(196, 180, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B4BB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 70.6% green and 73.3% blue (196, 180, 187).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#C4B4BB color codes

HEX	`#C4B4BB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 180, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 70.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.8, 6.93, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.8, 7.09, 347.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.055, 47.967, 53.731)`
Decimal	`12891323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B4BB, 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 #C4B4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #C4B4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b4bb; }
.text { color: #c4b4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 180 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b4bb, #c4b5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C4B4BB?: #C4B4BB 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 #C4B4BB?: The RGB value is 196, 180, 187: 196 red, 180 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B4BB?: The complementary color is #B4C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.