What color is #C4BDBF?

#C4BDBF is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BDBF?

The RGB value is 196, 189, 191: 196 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BDBF?

The complementary color is #BDC4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BDBF color

#C4BDBF rgb(196, 189, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BDBF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.1% green and 74.9% blue (196, 189, 191).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#C4BDBF color codes

HEX	`#C4BDBF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 189, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.22, 2.81, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.22, 2.81, 357.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.365, 51.893, 56.643)`
Decimal	`12893631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BDBF, 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 #C4BDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #C4BDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bdbf; }
.text { color: #c4bdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 189 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bdbf, #c4bfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4BDBF?: #C4BDBF is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BDBF?: The RGB value is 196, 189, 191: 196 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BDBF?: The complementary color is #BDC4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.