What color is #C4B8B5?

#C4B8B5 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 #C4B8B5?

The RGB value is 196, 184, 181: 196 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B8B5?

The complementary color is #B5C1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B8B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B8B5 color

#C4B8B5 rgb(196, 184, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B8B5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.2% green and 71% blue (196, 184, 181).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#C4B8B5 color codes

HEX	`#C4B8B5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 184, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.67, 3.72, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.67, 4.8, 39.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.245, 49.354, 50.692)`
Decimal	`12892341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B8B5, 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 #C4B8B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B8B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #C4B8B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b8b5; }
.text { color: #c4b8b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b8b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 184 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b8b5, #c4c0b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4B8B5?: #C4B8B5 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 #C4B8B5?: The RGB value is 196, 184, 181: 196 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B8B5?: The complementary color is #B5C1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B8B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.