What color is #C4BBCD?

#C4BBCD 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 #C4BBCD?

The RGB value is 196, 187, 205: 196 red, 187 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BBCD?

The complementary color is #C4CDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BBCD color

#C4BBCD rgb(196, 187, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BBCD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (196, 187, 205).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#C4BBCD color codes

HEX	`#C4BBCD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 187, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.09, 6.51, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.09, 10.24, 309.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.553, 51.684, 65.006)`
Decimal	`12893133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BBCD, 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 #C4BBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #C4BBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bbcd; }
.text { color: #c4bbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 187 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bbcd, #cdbbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C4BBCD?: #C4BBCD 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 #C4BBCD?: The RGB value is 196, 187, 205: 196 red, 187 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BBCD?: The complementary color is #C4CDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.