What color is #C4B5C6?

#C4B5C6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B5C6?

The RGB value is 196, 181, 198: 196 red, 181 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B5C6?

The complementary color is #B7C6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B5C6 color

#C4B5C6 rgb(196, 181, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B5C6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 71% green and 77.6% blue (196, 181, 198).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 13% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#C4B5C6 color codes

HEX	`#C4B5C6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 181, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 71%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 13%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, 8.41, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 10.73, 321.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.48, 48.861, 60.24)`
Decimal	`12891590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B5C6, 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 #C4B5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #C4B5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b5c6; }
.text { color: #c4b5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 181 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b5c6, #c6b5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C4B5C6?: #C4B5C6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B5C6?: The RGB value is 196, 181, 198: 196 red, 181 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B5C6?: The complementary color is #B7C6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.