What color is #C4BDBA?

#C4BDBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BDBA?

The RGB value is 196, 189, 186: 196 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BDBA?

The complementary color is #BAC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BDBA?

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.

#C4BDBA color

#C4BDBA rgb(196, 189, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BDBA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.1% green and 72.9% blue (196, 189, 186).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C4BDBA color codes

HEX	`#C4BDBA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.09, 1.92, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.09, 3.06, 51.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.824, 51.676, 53.795)`
Decimal	`12893626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BDBA, 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 #C4BDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BDBA 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 #C4BDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bdba; }
.text { color: #c4bdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 189 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bdba, #c4c2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4BDBA?: #C4BDBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BDBA?: The RGB value is 196, 189, 186: 196 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BDBA?: The complementary color is #BAC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BDBA?: 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.