What color is #C4B9C4?

#C4B9C4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B9C4?

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

What is the complementary color of #C4B9C4?

The complementary color is #B9C4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B9C4 color

#C4B9C4 rgb(196, 185, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B9C4 is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#C4B9C4 color codes

HEX	`#C4B9C4`
RGB	`rgb(196, 185, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, 5.88, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 7.19, 324.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.076, 50.42, 59.308)`
Decimal	`12892612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B9C4, 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 #C4B9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #C4B9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b9c4; }
.text { color: #c4b9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 185 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b9c4, #c4b9bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C4B9C4?: #C4B9C4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B9C4?: The RGB value is 196, 185, 196: 196 red, 185 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B9C4?: The complementary color is #B9C4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.