What color is #C4B5B7?

#C4B5B7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B5B7?

The RGB value is 196, 181, 183: 196 red, 181 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B5B7?

The complementary color is #B5C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B5B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B5B7 color

#C4B5B7 rgb(196, 181, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B5B7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 71% green and 71.8% blue (196, 181, 183).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#C4B5B7 color codes

HEX	`#C4B5B7`
RGB	`rgb(196, 181, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 71%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.95, 5.68, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.95, 5.75, 9.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.835, 48.203, 51.575)`
Decimal	`12891575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B5B7, 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 #C4B5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B5B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #C4B5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b5b7; }
.text { color: #c4b5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 181 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b5b7, #c4bbb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4B5B7?: #C4B5B7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B5B7?: The RGB value is 196, 181, 183: 196 red, 181 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B5B7?: The complementary color is #B5C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B5B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.