What color is #C4BAC2?

#C4BAC2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BAC2?

The RGB value is 196, 186, 194: 196 red, 186 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BAC2?

The complementary color is #BAC4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BAC2 color

#C4BAC2 rgb(196, 186, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BAC2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.9% green and 76.1% blue (196, 186, 194).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#C4BAC2 color codes

HEX	`#C4BAC2`
RGB	`rgb(196, 186, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, 4.97, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 5.69, 330.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.06, 50.749, 58.187)`
Decimal	`12892866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BAC2, 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 #C4BAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #C4BAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bac2; }
.text { color: #c4bac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 186 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bac2, #c4babd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4BAC2?: #C4BAC2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BAC2?: The RGB value is 196, 186, 194: 196 red, 186 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BAC2?: The complementary color is #BAC4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.