What color is #C4BFB0?

#C4BFB0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BFB0?

The RGB value is 196, 191, 176: 196 red, 191 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BFB0?

The complementary color is #B0B5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BFB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BFB0 color

#C4BFB0 rgb(196, 191, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BFB0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.9% green and 69% blue (196, 191, 176).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#C4BFB0 color codes

HEX	`#C4BFB0`
RGB	`rgb(196, 191, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, -0.87, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 8.23, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.231, 52.132, 48.535)`
Decimal	`12894128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BFB0, 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 #C4BFB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BFB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #C4BFB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bfb0; }
.text { color: #c4bfb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bfb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 191 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bfb0, #bfc4b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C4BFB0?: #C4BFB0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BFB0?: The RGB value is 196, 191, 176: 196 red, 191 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BFB0?: The complementary color is #B0B5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BFB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.