What color is #C4BEBC?

#C4BEBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BEBC?

The RGB value is 196, 190, 188: 196 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BEBC?

The complementary color is #BCC2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BEBC color

#C4BEBC rgb(196, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BEBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (196, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#C4BEBC color codes

HEX	`#C4BEBC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, 1.74, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 2.47, 45.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.254, 52.194, 54.994)`
Decimal	`12893884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BEBC, 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 #C4BEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #C4BEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bebc; }
.text { color: #c4bebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bebc, #c4c2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4BEBC?: #C4BEBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BEBC?: The RGB value is 196, 190, 188: 196 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BEBC?: The complementary color is #BCC2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.