What color is #C4B9BD?

#C4B9BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B9BD?

The RGB value is 196, 185, 189: 196 red, 185 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B9BD?

The complementary color is #B9C4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B9BD color

#C4B9BD rgb(196, 185, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B9BD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.5% green and 74.1% blue (196, 185, 189).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#C4B9BD color codes

HEX	`#C4B9BD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 185, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, 4.59, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 4.64, 352.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.298, 50.108, 55.209)`
Decimal	`12892605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B9BD, 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 #C4B9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #C4B9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b9bd; }
.text { color: #c4b9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 185 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b9bd, #c4bbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4B9BD?: #C4B9BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B9BD?: The RGB value is 196, 185, 189: 196 red, 185 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B9BD?: The complementary color is #B9C4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.