What color is #C4BBC5?

#C4BBC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BBC5?

The RGB value is 196, 187, 197: 196 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BBC5?

The complementary color is #BCC5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BBC5 color

#C4BBC5 rgb(196, 187, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BBC5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.3% green and 77.3% blue (196, 187, 197).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#C4BBC5 color codes

HEX	`#C4BBC5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 187, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, 4.99, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 6.33, 321.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.612, 51.308, 60.05)`
Decimal	`12893125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BBC5, 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 #C4BBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #C4BBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bbc5; }
.text { color: #c4bbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 187 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bbc5, #c5bbc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4BBC5?: #C4BBC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BBC5?: The RGB value is 196, 187, 197: 196 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BBC5?: The complementary color is #BCC5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.