What color is #C4BDC9?

#C4BDC9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BDC9?

The RGB value is 196, 189, 201: 196 red, 189 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BDC9?

The complementary color is #C2C9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BDC9 color

#C4BDC9 rgb(196, 189, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BDC9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.1% green and 78.8% blue (196, 189, 201).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#C4BDC9 color codes

HEX	`#C4BDC9`
RGB	`rgb(196, 189, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.49, 4.67, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.49, 6.95, 312.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.503, 52.348, 62.638)`
Decimal	`12893641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BDC9, 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 #C4BDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #C4BDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bdc9; }
.text { color: #c4bdc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bdc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 189 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bdc9, #c9bdc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4BDC9?: #C4BDC9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BDC9?: The RGB value is 196, 189, 201: 196 red, 189 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BDC9?: The complementary color is #C2C9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.