What color is #C4BBCC?

#C4BBCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BBCC?

The RGB value is 196, 187, 204: 196 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BBCC?

The complementary color is #C3CCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BBCC color

#C4BBCC rgb(196, 187, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BBCC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.3% green and 80% blue (196, 187, 204).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#C4BBCC color codes

HEX	`#C4BBCC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 187, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.06, 6.31, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.06, 9.73, 310.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.433, 51.636, 64.372)`
Decimal	`12893132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BBCC, 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 #C4BBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #C4BBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bbcc; }
.text { color: #c4bbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 187 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bbcc, #ccbbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C4BBCC?: #C4BBCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BBCC?: The RGB value is 196, 187, 204: 196 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BBCC?: The complementary color is #C3CCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.